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[Satananda completes his narration of how Viswamitra attains Brahmarshi status.]

अथ हैमवतीं राम दिशं त्यक्त्वा महामुनि:।

पूर्वां दिशमनुप्राप्य तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम्।।1.65.1।।

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राम O Rama, अथ thereafter, महामुनि: great ascetic Visvamitra, हैमवतीम् relating to Himavat mountain, दिशम् quarter, त्यक्त्वा abandoning, पूर्वां दिशम् eastern quarter, अनुप्राप्य having reached, सुदारुणम् rigorous, तप: austerities, तेपे performed.

"O Rama thereafter the great ascetic (Viswamitra), abandoning the north of the Himavat mountain reached the eastern quarter and performed rigorous austerities.