Shloka 54
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
आंध्रिको नैकदृक् चैव शिलायूप: शित: शुचि: । चक्रको मारुतन्तव्यो वातघ्नो5थाश्वलायन:
āndhriko naikadṛk caiva śilāyūpaḥ śitaḥ śuciḥ | cakrako mārutantavyo vātaghno 'thāśvalāyanaḥ ||
Bhīṣma poursuivit en énumérant d’autres noms et épithètes : «Āndhrika, Naikadṛk, Śilāyūpa, Śita, Śuci, Cakraka, Mārutantavya, Vātaghna et Aśvalāyana», des appellations reconnues dans la tradition.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic value of preserving and correctly transmitting traditional names and epithets. Such cataloging supports disciplined remembrance and faithful recitation, which are treated as meaningful religious-cultural acts in the Anuśāsana context.
Bhīṣma is in the midst of a structured enumeration, supplying additional recognized appellations. The verse is not a plot event but a continuation of a formal list within his instruction.