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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.75.22

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 75: Paraśurāma: Defeat and the surrender of heavenly worlds. Rāma strings the bow, Paraśurāma yields his earned heavenly worlds to retain movement, recognizes Viṣṇu and departs for Mahendra

In the sequence: the darkness clears from every direction, and the Suras and ṛṣis praise him → Paraśurāma honors Rāma, circles him respectfully, and departs.

1.75.22

tato vitimirāḥ sarvā diśā copadiśas tathā
surāḥ sarṣigaṇā rāmaṃ praśaśaṃsur udāyudham

Then all the quarters and the intermediate quarters likewise became free of darkness; and the gods with the hosts of seers praised Rāma, his weapon raised.

Words: tato — then; vitimirāḥ — free of darkness; sarvā — all; diśā — the quarters; copadiśas — and the intermediate quarters; tathā — likewise; surāḥ — the gods; sarṣigaṇā — with the hosts of seers; rāmaṃ — Rāma; praśaśaṃsur — praised; udāyudham — with weapon raised

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.