Shloka 10
युधिष्ठिरप्रश्नः—विश्वामित्रस्य ब्राह्मणत्वकौतूहलम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry on Viśvāmitra’s Attainment of Brāhmaṇya
विश्वामित्रस्यथ विपुला नदी देवर्षिसेविता । कौशिकी च शिवा पुण्या ब्रद्मर्षिसुरसेविता
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | Viśvāmitrasyaiva vipulā nadī devarṣi-sevitā | Kauśikī ca śivā puṇyā brahmarṣi-sura-sevitā ||
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Ang malawak na ilog na yaon, na dinadalaw at pinaglilingkuran ng mga banal na pantas (devarṣi), ay tunay na kay Viśvāmitra; ito ang Kauśikī—mapalad at banal—na iginagalang ng mga brahmarṣi at ng mga diyos. Sinasabing ito’y nahayag dahil sa mismong kapangyarihang espirituwal ni Viśvāmitra.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how spiritual discipline and sanctity (tapas and puṇya) are understood to shape the world: a sacred river is revered because it is connected with a great ṛṣi’s power and is honoured by seers and gods, reinforcing reverence for holy places and the ethical value of ascetic merit.
Yudhiṣṭhira identifies and praises the Kauśikī river, describing it as vast, holy, and auspicious, attended by divine and brahma seers and by the gods, and associating its manifestation and fame with the influence of the sage Viśvāmitra.