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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.55.21

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: the munis praise his victory and ask him to restrain his power for the world's relief → he becomes calm

1.55.21

nigṛhītas tvayā brahman viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ
prasīda japatāṃ śreṣṭha lokāḥ santu gatavyathāḥ

'Viśvāmitra, the great ascetic, has been subdued by you, O brahmin; be gracious, O best of those who mutter prayers; let the worlds be freed of their distress.'

Words: nigṛhītas — subdued, restrained; tvayā — by you; brahman — O brahmin; viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; mahātapāḥ — the great ascetic; prasīda — be gracious, relent; japatāṃ śreṣṭha — O best of those who mutter prayers; lokāḥ — the worlds; santu — let (them) be; gatavyathāḥ — freed of distress

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.