Shloka 16
Avanti–Narmadā–Puṣkara Tīrtha-Kathana (धौम्यकथितं तीर्थवर्णनम्)
यत्रानुवंशं भगवाञ्जामदग्न्यस्तथा जगौ । विश्वामित्रस्य तां दृष्टवा विभूतिमतिमानुषीम्,'उसी यज्ञमें विश्वामित्रका अलौकिक वैभव देखकर जमदग्निनन्दन परशुरामने उनके वंशके अनुरूप यशका वर्णन किया था
yatrānvaṁśaṁ bhagavāñ jāmadagnyas tathā jagau | viśvāmitrasya tāṁ dṛṣṭvā vibhūtim atimānuṣīm ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “There, the revered Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) recounted the lineage in due manner; and, having beheld Viśvāmitra’s extraordinary, more-than-human splendor at that sacrifice, he described the fame befitting his ancestry—showing that spiritual power and earned renown, born of disciplined striving, are to be recognized.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that true renown is not merely inherited but must be acknowledged in proportion to demonstrated excellence—here, extraordinary spiritual power (vibhūti) gained through discipline and effort is recognized and narrated in a way that aligns fame with merit and dharmic achievement.
Vaiśampāyana reports that at a particular sacrifice, Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya) witnessed Viśvāmitra’s superhuman splendor and, in response, recounted the relevant genealogy and spoke of the fame appropriate to that lineage—framing Viśvāmitra’s stature within ancestral and ethical context.