Once, he was so lost in thought that he didn't notice as ants built an anthill around him.
Once, he was so lost in thought that he didn't notice as ants built an anthill around him. He is said to have lived by theft until he was admonished by Narada, the adviser of the gods. According to another story, he saw a hunter's arrow shoot down a mating bird, and from "soka"\--sorrow--flowed "sloka": poetry. He refers to himself in the third person, using the epithet "bull of a sage." FTP, name this legendary composer of the Ramayana.
Once, he was so lost in thought that he didn't notice as ants built an anthill around him.
{Valmiki}