RAMAYANA AND VEDA

The greatness of the Ramayana is clearly described in the following verse:

Veda-vedye pare-pumsi jate Dasarathamaje;

Vedha Prachetasaat -aaseet saakshaad - Ramayanaatmana

The meaning of the stanza is that when the Paramapursha, proclaimed by Veda, was born as the son of Dasaratha, Veda also made its appearance in the form of Ramayana, produced by the son of Prachetas i.e. Valmiki.