Shloka 39
ऋचीकतनयश्चोग्रो जमदग्नि: प्रतापवान् | धनेश्वरस्य गुरव: सप्तैते उत्तराश्रिता:
ṛcīkatanayaś cograḥ jamadagniḥ pratāpavān | dhaneśvarasya guravaḥ saptaite uttarāśritāḥ—atriḥ, bhagavān vasiṣṭhaḥ, maharṣiḥ kaśyapaḥ, gautamaḥ, bharadvājaḥ, kuśikavaṃśī viśvāmitraḥ, ca ṛcīkanandanaḥ pratāpavān ugra-svabhāvaḥ jamadagniḥ—ete sapta uttaradiśi nivāsinaḥ kuberasya guravaḥ (ṛtvijaḥ) ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Jamadagni, le fils de Ṛcīka, puissant et rayonnant, est d’un esprit farouche. Ces sept sages—Atri, le vénérable Vasiṣṭha, le grand voyant Kaśyapa, Gautama, Bharadvāja, Viśvāmitra de la lignée de Kuśika, et Jamadagni, le puissant fils de Ṛcīka—demeurent dans la région du Nord et servent de précepteurs (prêtres du rite) à Kubera, Seigneur des Richesses.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the authority of venerable ṛṣis and the sanctity of ritual order: even Kubera, lord of wealth, is guided by spiritual preceptors. Wealth is thus framed as subordinate to dharma and sacred discipline.
Bhishma lists seven renowned sages—associated with the northern region—describing them as Kubera’s gurus/ṛtvijas, and highlights Jamadagni’s lineage and formidable nature while enumerating the group.