वेदमित्रस्य पुत्रोऽभूत्सुमेधा नाम सुव्रतः । सारस्वतस्य तनयः सोमवानिति विश्रुतः
vedamitrasya putro'bhūtsumedhā nāma suvrataḥ | sārasvatasya tanayaḥ somavāniti viśrutaḥ
“ویدمِتر کا بیٹا سُمیدھا نام کا تھا، جو نیک عہد و ریاضت والا تھا؛ اور سارَسوت کا فرزند سُوموان کے نام سے مشہور تھا۔”
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sauti)
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: Two households in an āśrama-village: Vedamitra with his son Sumedhā (calm, disciplined), and Sārasvata with his son Somavān (saumya, radiant), suggesting parallel upbringing.
Purāṇas praise disciplined observance (suvrata) and present exemplary lineages to model dharmic life.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse introduces protagonists for the forthcoming teaching.
Only the quality ‘suvrata’ (good vows) is stated; no detailed rite is given here.