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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.5

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: his growing power overwhelms Devas, gandharvas, pannagas, asuras and rākṣasas → they tell Brahmā that every attempt to tempt or provoke him has failed and that his unfulfilled wish now threatens the world's stability → oceans churn, mountains crumble, the earth trembles, and the winds are disturbed

1.64.5

bahubhiḥ kāraṇair deva viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
lobhitaḥ krodhitaś caiva tapasā cābhivardhate

“O god, by many means the great sage Viśvāmitra has been enticed and provoked to anger, yet he only grows greater through his austerity.

Words: bahubhiḥ — by many; kāraṇair — means, causes; deva — O god; viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; mahāmuniḥ — the great sage; lobhitaḥ — enticed; krodhitaś — provoked to anger; caiva — and; tapasā — through austerity; cābhivardhate — and grows greater

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.