Shloka 616
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
विश्वामित्रस्थ वै जन्म सोमसूर्याग्नितेजस: । भरतश्रेष्ठ! इस प्रकार मैंने तुम्हें सोम, सूर्य और अग्निके समान तेजस्वी विश्वामित्रके जन्मका सारा वृत्तान्त यथार्थरूपसे बताया है
Viśvāmitrasya vai janma somasūryāgnitejasaḥ | Bharataśreṣṭha! iti prakāreṇa mayā tubhyaṃ soma-sūrya-agnisama-tejasvinaḥ Viśvāmitrasya janmanaḥ sarvo vṛttāntaḥ yathārtharūpeṇa kathitaḥ |
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗多族中的最胜者，我已如实而完整地向你叙述了毗湿瓦密多罗的诞生始末——他光辉灿然，如苏摩（月）、苏利耶（日）与阿耆尼（火）一般。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores truthful transmission of sacred history: Bhīṣma emphasizes that he has narrated Viśvāmitra’s origin accurately, highlighting the ethical value of speaking in accordance with reality (yathārtha) when conveying dharma-related traditions.
Bhīṣma concludes a section of his discourse to Yudhiṣṭhira by summarizing that he has fully recounted the circumstances of Viśvāmitra’s birth, praising the sage’s extraordinary radiance as comparable to the Moon, Sun, and Fire.