Shloka 33
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
स्वमपत्यं विशिष्ट हि सर्व इच्छत्यनाविलम् । व्यक्त भगवता चात्र कृतमेवं भविष्यति,“प्रायः सभी लोग अपने लिये निर्मल एवं सर्वगुणसम्पन्न श्रेष्ठ पुत्रकी इच्छा करते हैं। अवश्य ही भगवान् ऋचीकने भी चरु निर्माण करते समय ऐसा तारतम्य रखा होगा
svam apatyaṁ viśiṣṭa hi sarva icchaty anāvilam | vyaktaṁ bhagavatā cātra kṛtam evaṁ bhaviṣyati ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Tunay na ang bawat isa’y nagnanais para sa sarili ng isang anak na dakila—dalisay ang asal at walang dungis. Kaya malinaw na ang kagalang-galang na rishi ay nag-ayos ng bagay na ito upang ang ninanais na bunga ay tiyak na maganap.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human beings naturally wish for excellent and untainted offspring; therefore, when a revered authority acts in matters of progeny and ritual, one should infer deliberate ethical intention and purposeful arrangement behind the outcome.
Bhishma comments that since everyone seeks a pure and superior child, it is reasonable to conclude that the revered sage involved in this episode (connected with the preparation of a ritual offering) intentionally set conditions so that a particular result would certainly occur.