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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.16

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: at the Devas' request, Vasiṣṭha reconciles with him and confirms the attainment

1.64.16

tataḥ prasādito devair vasiṣṭho japatāṃ varaḥ
sakhyaṃ cakāra brahmarṣir evam astv iti cābravīt

Then, propitiated by the gods, Vasiṣṭha, the best of those who mutter prayers, the brahmarṣi, made friendship with him and said, “So be it.”

Words: tataḥ — then; prasādito — propitiated; devair — by the gods; vasiṣṭho — Vasiṣṭha; japatāṃ — of those who mutter prayers; varaḥ — the best; sakhyaṃ — friendship; cakāra — made; brahmarṣir — the brahmarṣi; evam astv — so be it; iti — thus; cābravīt — and said

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.