सर्गः ६४
In which Viśvāmitra conquers anger in thousand-year silent tapas, Brahmā grants Brahmanhood, Vasiṣṭha befriends him and Janaka welcomes the fulfilled sage
Viśvāmitra abandons northern quarter and performs thousand-year silent tapas in east — Viśvāmitra endures wood-like and resists anger despite obstacles — Gods blinded by his radiance beg Brahmā to avert world destruction — Brahmā grants Viśvāmitra Brahmanhood and long life with Maruts — Viśvāmitra asks Ōṃ, Vaṣaṭ and Vēdas to accept him and Vasiṣṭha to befriend him — Vasiṣṭha befriends Viśvāmitra and confirms his Brahmarṣi status — Viśvāmitra worships Vasiṣṭha and roams earth with fulfilled desire — Śatānanda hails Viśvāmitra as embodied tapas before Rāma — Janaka thanks Viśvāmitra for attending his sacrifice with princes