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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.30

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.

1.64.30

viśvāmitro 'pi dharmātmā saharāmaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ
svaṃ vāṭam abhicakrāma pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ

And Viśvāmitra, the righteous one, together with Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, went off to his own quarters, honored by the great seers.

Words: viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; 'pi — too, also; dharmātmā — the righteous one; saharāmaḥ — together with Rāma; salakṣmaṇaḥ — together with Lakṣmaṇa; svaṃ — his own; vāṭam — quarters, enclosure; abhicakrāma — went to, proceeded; pūjyamāno — being honored; maharṣibhiḥ — by the great seers

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.