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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.22

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: Janaka praises Viśvāmitra's life, power, and visit → although he would gladly hear more, sunset and the ritual duties require him to leave

1.64.22

dhanyo 'smy anugṛhīto 'smi yasya me munipuṃgava
yajñaṃ kākutstha sahitaḥ prāptavān asi dhārmika

“I am blessed, I am favored, O bull among sages, in that you, righteous one, together with the Kākutstha (Rāma), have come to my sacrifice.

Words: dhanyo — blessed; 'smy — I am; anugṛhīto — favored; 'smi — I am; yasya me — in that, of whom (namely) my; munipuṃgava — O bull among sages; yajñaṃ — the sacrifice; kākutstha — (with) the Kākutstha (Rāma); sahitaḥ — accompanied, together; prāptavān asi — you have come, reached; dhārmika — O righteous one

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.