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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.29

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.

1.64.29

evam uktvā muniśreṣṭhaṃ vaideho mithilādhipaḥ
pradakṣiṇaṃ cakārāśu sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ

Having thus addressed the best of sages, the Videha king, lord of Mithilā, together with his priests and kinsmen, quickly circumambulated him.

Words: evam uktvā — having thus spoken; muniśreṣṭhaṃ — the best of sages; vaideho — the Videha (king); mithilādhipaḥ — lord of Mithilā; pradakṣiṇaṃ — circumambulation; cakārāśu — quickly performed; sopādhyāyaḥ — with his priests; sabāndhavaḥ — with his kinsmen

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.