Shloka 52
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
वल्गुजड्घश्न भगवान् गालवश्व महानृषि: । ऋषिर्वज़्स्तथा ख्यात: सालंकायन एव च
valgujaḍghaśna bhagavān gālavaśva mahānṛṣiḥ | ṛṣir vajraḥ tathā khyātaḥ sālaṅkāyana eva ca ||
毗湿摩说道：“有可敬的圣者伐尔古迦陀伽什那，又有名为迦罗婆湿婆的大圣仙。另有一位以‘金刚’（Vajra）之名著称的圣者，亦有萨兰迦耶那。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the authority of dharma as preserved through remembered sages: ethical and ritual norms are validated by the testimony and lineage of revered ṛṣis, whose names are invoked as exemplars and sources of tradition.
Bhīṣma is listing notable sages—Valgujaḍghaśna, Gālavaśva, Vajra, and Sālaṅkāyana—within a broader discourse in the Anuśāsana Parva, where he supports his instruction by citing respected ṛṣi authorities.