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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.28

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: he asks to see Viśvāmitra again in the morning, circles him respectfully, and departs with his household → Viśvāmitra and the princes return to their quarters.

1.64.28

śvaḥ prabhāte mahātejo draṣṭum arhasi māṃ punaḥ
svāgataṃ tapasāṃ śreṣṭha mām anujñātum arhasi

Tomorrow at dawn, O greatly resplendent one, you should see me again; welcome, O best of ascetics — now you should grant me leave.”

Words: śvaḥ — tomorrow; prabhāte — at dawn; mahātejo — O greatly resplendent one; draṣṭum — to see; arhasi — you should; māṃ — me; punaḥ — again; svāgataṃ — welcome; tapasāṃ — of ascetics, of austerities; śreṣṭha — O best; mām — me; anujñātum — to grant leave, to permit; arhasi — you should

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.