Shloka 57
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
मार्दमर्षिररिरिण्याक्षो जड़ारिबाश्रिवायणि: | भूतिर्विभूति: सूतश्न सुरकृत् तु तथैव च
mārdamarṣir aririṇyākṣo jaḍāribāśrivāyaṇiḥ | bhūtir vibhūtiḥ sūtaśna surakṛt tu tathaiva ca ||
ભીષ્મે કહ્યું—“(તે આ નામોથી પ્રસિદ્ધ છે:) માર્દમર્ષિ, અરિરિણ્યાક્ષ, જડારિબાશ્રિવાયણિ, ભૂતિ, વિભૂતિ, સૂતશ્ન, તેમજ સૂરકૃત.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models a dharmic practice of remembering the divine through many epithets: each name evokes a virtue or auspicious power, and recitation becomes an ethical discipline that cultivates reverence, steadiness, and alignment with righteousness.
Bhīṣma is in the midst of a formal enumeration of sacred names (a litany of epithets). This verse continues the list, adding several appellations that highlight prosperity, divine manifestation, and beneficent action.