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 ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “O pinakamainam sa mga hari, ang tanyag na asawa ni Gādhi ay nagsilang kay Viśvāmitra. Sa biyaya ng isang rishi, siya’y naging brahmarṣi at tunay na tagapagpaliwanag ng Brahman.”
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).