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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.64.6
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
1.64.6
na hy asya vṛjinaṃ kiṃ cid dṛśyate sūkṣmam apy atha
na dīyate yadi tv asya manasā yad abhīpsitam
vināśayati trailokyaṃ tapasā sacarācaram
vyākulāś ca diśaḥ sarvā na ca kiṃ cit prakāśate
Not the least fault, even a subtle one, is to be seen in him; but if what his heart desires is not granted him, he will destroy by his austerity the three worlds with all that moves and moves not. All the quarters are in turmoil, and nothing shines forth.
Words: na — not; hy — indeed; asya — in him, his; vṛjinaṃ — fault, sin; kiṃ cid — any; dṛśyate — is seen; sūkṣmam — subtle, slight; apy — even; atha — now, indeed; na — not; dīyate — is given; yadi — if; tv — but; asya — to him; manasā — with the mind; yad — what; abhīpsitam — desired; vināśayati — destroys; trailokyaṃ — the three worlds; tapasā — by austerity; sacarācaram — with all that moves and moves not; vyākulāś ca — and in turmoil; diśaḥ — the quarters; sarvā — all; na ca — and not; kiṃ cit — anything; prakāśate — shines forth
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.