Shloka 46
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
एवमस्त्विति होवाच स्वां भार्या सुमहातपा: । ततः सा जनयामास जगदरग्निं सुतं शुभम्,तब उन महातपस्वी ऋषिने अपनी पत्नीसे कहा, “अच्छा, ऐसा ही हो”। तदनन्तर सत्यवतीने जमदग्निनामक शुभगुणसम्पन्न पुत्रको जन्म दिया
evam astv iti hovāca svāṃ bhāryā sumahātapāḥ | tataḥ sā janayāmāsa jagadagniṃ sutaṃ śubham ||
एवमस्त्विति होवाच स्वां भार्यां सुमहातपाः । ततः सा जनयामास जमदग्निं सुतं शुभम् ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic household life guided by tapas: consent, duty, and disciplined conduct within marriage culminate in the birth of a virtuous offspring, suggesting that ethical restraint and austerity support the continuity of righteous lineages.
A great ascetic agrees to his wife’s request (“So be it”), and subsequently she gives birth to a son named Jamadagni, described as auspicious/virtuous.