विश्वामित्र इति ख्यातो गाधिपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । वसिष्ठेन समं तस्य वैरमासीन्महात्मनः
viśvāmitra iti khyāto gādhiputraḥ pratāpavān | vasiṣṭhena samaṃ tasya vairamāsīnmahātmanaḥ
Beliau masyhur dengan nama Viśvāmitra, putera Gādhi yang perkasa; dan dengan Vasiṣṭha timbullah permusuhan terhadap insan agung itu.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Rohitāśva
Scene: A portrait-like introduction: Viśvāmitra, radiant and martial yet ascetic, stands opposite Vasiṣṭha, calm and luminous; the air holds restrained tension, foreshadowing a transformative spiritual struggle.
Even great souls face conflict; Purāṇic narratives use such tensions to reveal the path from rivalry to spiritual transformation.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides character background within the tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None here; it sets up the historical context for the obstacle-destroying vrata.