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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.18

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: Viśvāmitra honors Vasiṣṭha and thereafter wanders the earth established in austerity. Śatānanda's long account now ends, returning the narrative to Janaka's assembly with Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa present

1.64.18

viśvāmitro 'pi dharmātmā labdhvā brāhmaṇyam uttamam
pūjayām āsa brahmarṣiṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ japatāṃ varam

And Viśvāmitra, the righteous one, having gained the highest brahminhood, honored the brahmarṣi Vasiṣṭha, the best of those who mutter prayers.

Words: viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; 'pi — too, also; dharmātmā — the righteous one; labdhvā — having gained; brāhmaṇyam — brahminhood; uttamam — highest; pūjayām āsa — honored; brahmarṣiṃ — the brahmarṣi; vasiṣṭhaṃ — Vasiṣṭha; japatāṃ — of those who mutter prayers; varam — the best

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.