Shloka 19
शतानन्दोपदेशः
Śatānanda’s Welcome to Rāma and the Prelude to Viśvāmitra’s History
कुशनाभसुतस्त्वासीद्गाधिरित्येव विश्रृत:।गाधे: पुत्रो महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महामुनि:।।।।
kuśanābhasutas tv āsīd gādhir ity eva viśrutaḥ |
gādheḥ putro mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ ||
કુશનાભનો પુત્ર ગાધિ નામે પ્રસિદ્ધ થયો. અને ગાધિનો પુત્ર મહાતેજસ્વી મહામુનિ વિશ્વામિત્ર હતો.
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.