Shloka 46
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
एवमस्त्विति होवाच स्वां भार्या सुमहातपा: । ततः सा जनयामास जगदरग्निं सुतं शुभम्
evam astv iti hovāca svāṃ bhāryā sumahātapāḥ | tataḥ sā janayāmāsa jagadagniṃ sutaṃ śubham ||
قال بهيشما: «فليكن كذلك»، فأجاب الزاهد العظيم زوجته. ثم إنها ولدت ابنًا فاضلًا يُدعى جامَدَغْنِي (Jamadagni)، فكان ذلك استمرارًا لسلالة الحكماء أهل التقشّف، وإبرازًا للمثل الأخلاقي لحياةٍ أُسريةٍ منضبطةٍ على وفق الدارما.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic household life guided by tapas: consent, duty, and disciplined conduct within marriage culminate in the birth of a virtuous offspring, suggesting that ethical restraint and austerity support the continuity of righteous lineages.
A great ascetic agrees to his wife’s request (“So be it”), and subsequently she gives birth to a son named Jamadagni, described as auspicious/virtuous.