सर्गः ४
In which Vālmīki trains Kuśa and Lava to sing his Rāmāyaṇa, sages weep and reward them, and Rāma brings them to his palace to hear their song.
Vālmīki composes Rāma's complete story as singable poem — Vālmīki teaches the epic to Kuśa and Lava — Kuśa and Lava sing before assembled sages — Sages weep, praise singers, grant water jar and bark cloth — Rāma sees singers on streets and royal roads — Rāma brings singers home and honors them — Rāma seats court and bids singers to sing