Shloka 18
नारदकथितं माधव्याः तपश्चर्या–ययातेः स्वर्गविचारः | Nārada on Mādhavī’s Asceticism and the Scrutiny of Yayāti in Heaven
स तया रममाणो<थ विश्वामित्रो महाद्युति: । आत्मजं जनयामास माधवीपुत्रमष्टकम्
sa tayā ramamāṇo ’tha viśvāmitro mahādyutiḥ | ātmajaṃ janayāmāsa mādhavīputram aṣṭakam ||
ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ ମହାଦ୍ୟୁତି ବିଶ୍ୱାମିତ୍ର ତାଙ୍କ ସହ ରମଣ କରି ଯଥାସମୟରେ ଏକ ପୁତ୍ର ଜନ୍ମ ଦେଲେ। ମାଧବୀର ସେହି ପୁତ୍ରର ନାମ ଅଷ୍ଟକ ଥିଲା।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic importance placed on progeny and lineage in epic society: union is narrated not merely as romance but as a means to fulfill social and dynastic obligations, producing an heir who carries forward responsibility and continuity.
Nārada narrates that Viśvāmitra, after being with Mādhavī, fathers a son. The child born from Mādhavī is named Aṣṭaka, marking another stage in the account of Mādhavī’s motherhood and the generation of notable descendants.