Shloka 53
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
लीलाढ्यो नारदश्वैव तथा कूर्चामुख: स्मृत: । वादुलिमुसलश्नैव वक्षोग्रीवस्तथैव च
līlāḍhyo nāradaś caiva tathā kūrcāmukhaḥ smṛtaḥ | vādulimusalas caiva vakṣogrīvas tathaiva ca ||
毗湿摩说道：“亦被传诵记念者，有名为莉拉陀耶与那罗陀者；又有库尔叉穆迦；并有婆度利·穆萨罗，以及瓦克肖格里瓦。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models the dharmic importance of preserving and accurately reciting inherited tradition—names, lineages, and remembered figures—since such remembrance supports continuity of ethical and sacred knowledge.
Bhīṣma is continuing a formal enumeration of named beings/persons. The verse is part of a larger catalog, where each name is recorded as ‘remembered’ (smṛtaḥ), indicating reliance on established tradition.