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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.27

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

1.64.27

tṛptir āścaryabhūtānāṃ kathānāṃ nāsti me vibho
karmakālo muniśreṣṭha lambate ravimaṇḍalam

There is no satiety for me in these marvelous tales, O lord; but the time of the rite (has come), O best of sages — the orb of the sun is sinking.

Words: tṛptir — satiety; āścaryabhūtānāṃ — of the marvelous; kathānāṃ — tales; nāsti — there is not; me — for me; vibho — O lord; karmakālo — the time of the rite; muniśreṣṭha — O best of sages; lambate — sinks, hangs down; ravimaṇḍalam — the orb of the sun

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.