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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.55.14
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 55: Story of Viśvāmitra: Vasiṣṭha’s staff absorbs the weapons. Vasiṣṭha’s staff absorbs every missile, including the Brahmāstra, Viśvāmitra recognizes the superiority of spiritual power and resolves to attain brāhmaṇa status
In the sequence: Viśvāmitra finally releases the Brahmāstra, terrifying devarṣis, gandharvas, great uragas and the three worlds → Vasiṣṭha absorbs that too
1.55.14
teṣu śānteṣu brahmāstraṃ kṣiptavān gādhinandanaḥ
tad astram udyataṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ
When these were quelled, the son of Gādhi hurled the Brahmā-missile; seeing that missile raised, the gods, with Agni at their head,
Words: teṣu śānteṣu — when these were quelled (loc. abs.); brahmāstraṃ — the Brahmā-missile; kṣiptavān — (he) hurled; gādhinandanaḥ — the son of Gādhi; tad astram — that missile; udyataṃ — raised, uplifted; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; devāḥ — the gods; sāgnipurogamāḥ — with Agni at their head
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.