Srila Prabhupada said this about Valmiki Muni This Valmiki Muni was a dacoit, a plunderer. He used to plunder, I mean to say innocent men on the road, kill them and take everything. That was his business” (from a lecture on the Caitanya Caritamrta, Madhya-lila 20.330 spoken on 23 December 5 NYC 23Dec6).