Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 51, Shloka 19
कुशनाभसुतस्त्वासीद्गाधिरित्येव विश्रृत:।गाधे: पुत्रो महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महामुनि:।।।।
kuśanābhasutas tv āsīd gādhir ity eva viśrutaḥ |
gādheḥ putro mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ ||
Kuśanābhas Sohn war berühmt unter dem Namen Gādhi. Und Gādhis Sohn war Viśvāmitra, der große Muni, strahlend von gewaltiger geistiger Herrlichkeit.
Well-known Gadhi was the son of Kusanabha. Highly lustrous and mighty ascetic Viswamitra is the son of Gadhi.
FAQs
Dharma is presented as inheritable in culture yet earned in life: “mahātejā” and “mahāmuni” point to spiritual excellence achieved through disciplined truth and austerity.
The genealogy advances to Gādhi and culminates in Viśvāmitra, establishing the narrator’s identity and stature.
Viśvāmitra’s tejas—moral-spiritual radiance associated with tapas, restraint, and commitment to truth.