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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.12

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 64: Story of Viśvāmitra: Restraint and recognition as brahmarṣi. A thousand years of silence and restraint win Brahmā’s recognition as brahmarṣi, Vasiṣṭha confirms the attainment and Śatānanda’s account ends

In the sequence: Brahmā and the Suras approach, address him as brahmarṣi, acknowledge that he has attained brāhmaṇa status, and grant long life

1.64.12

dīrgham āyuś ca te brahman dadāmi samarudgaṇaḥ
svasti prāpnuhi bhadraṃ te gaccha saumya yathāsukham

I, together with the hosts of Maruts, grant you long life, O brahmin; win well-being, blessings on you, go as you please, gentle one.”

Words: dīrgham — long; āyuś ca — and life; te — to you; brahman — O brahmin; dadāmi — I grant; samarudgaṇaḥ — together with the hosts of Maruts; svasti — well-being; prāpnuhi — obtain, win; bhadraṃ te — blessings on you; gaccha — go; saumya — gentle one; yathāsukham — as you please, at ease

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.