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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.17

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

1.64.17

brahmarṣitvaṃ na saṃdehaḥ sarvaṃ saṃpatsyate tava
ity uktvā devatāś cāpi sarvā jagmur yathāgatam

“The rank of brahmarṣi is yours — no doubt of it; everything shall come to pass for you.” Having said this, all the gods too departed as they had come.

Words: brahmarṣitvaṃ — the rank of brahmarṣi; na saṃdehaḥ — (there is) no doubt; sarvaṃ — everything; saṃpatsyate — shall come to pass, succeed; tava — for you; ity uktvā — having said this; devatāś cāpi — and the gods too; sarvā — all; jagmur — departed, went; yathāgatam — as they had come

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.