तत: then, ब्रह्मा lord Brahma, प्रहसन् smiling, तं मुनिपुङ्गवम् addressing that preeminent among sages, उवाच spoke, त्वया by you, बद्ध: composed, श्लोक: एव sloka indeed, अत्र in this aspect, विचारणा doubt, न कार्या need not be entertained.
Thereafter lord Brahma smilingly addressed Valmiki, the preeminent among sages, saying, "You have indeed composed a sloka.There is no doubt about it".