Shloka 3
विश्वामित्रस्य दक्षिणतपः तथा त्रिशङ्कोः स्वशरीरेण स्वर्गगमनाभिलाषः
Visvamitra’s Southern Austerity and Trisanku’s Bodily Ascent Aspiration
अथास्य जज्ञिरे पुत्रास्सत्यधर्मपरायणा:।हविष्यन्दो मधुष्यन्दो दृढनेत्रो महारथ:।।1.57.3।।
athāsya jajñire putrāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ |
haviṣyando madhuṣyando dṛḍhanetro mahārathaḥ || 1.57.3 ||
Pagkaraan nito, ipinanganak sa kanya ang mga anak na nakatuon sa katotohanan at dharma: sina Haviṣyanda, Madhuṣyanda, Dṛḍhanetra, at Mahāratha.
After some time, four sons, Havishyanda, Madhushyanda, Drudhanetra and Maharatha, who (later) wer wedded to truth and duty, were born."
FAQs
The verse idealizes dharmic continuity: descendants are praised not for power but for commitment to satya and dharma.
The narration briefly notes Viśvāmitra’s progeny and their moral disposition.
Truthfulness and duty as inherited and cultivated virtues within a lineage.