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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.23

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

1.64.23

pāvito 'haṃ tvayā brahman darśanena mahāmune
guṇā bahuvidhāḥ prāptās tava saṃdarśanān mayā

I have been purified by you, O brahmin, by your sight, O great sage; many kinds of merit have I gained from beholding you.

Words: pāvito — purified; 'haṃ — I; tvayā — by you; brahman — O brahmin; darśanena — by the sight; mahāmune — O great sage; guṇā — merits, virtues; bahuvidhāḥ — of many kinds; prāptās — gained, obtained; tava — your; saṃdarśanān — from beholding; mayā — by me

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.