Shloka 47
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
विश्वामित्रं चाजनयद् गाधिभार्या यशस्विनी । ऋषे: प्रसादाद् राजेन्द्र ब्रद्मर्षेब्रह्मयवादिनम्
Viśvāmitraṃ cājanayad gādhibhāryā yaśasvinī | ṛṣeḥ prasādād rājendra brahmarṣer brahmavādinaṃ ||
विश्वामित्रं चाजनयद् गाधिभार्या यशस्विनी । ऋषेः प्रसादाद् राजेन्द्र ब्रह्मर्षिर्ब्रह्मवादिनम् ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that spiritual rank is not merely inherited but can be attained through divine or saintly grace and inner transformation—Viśvāmitra, though born in a royal line, becomes a brahmarṣi and a teacher of Brahman through the favor of a sage.
Bhīṣma recounts a genealogical-spiritual point: Gādhi’s renowned wife gives birth to Viśvāmitra, and through a ṛṣi’s blessing he attains the status of brahmarṣi and becomes a brahmavādin (one who teaches sacred truth).