Shloka 18
नारदकथितं माधव्याः तपश्चर्या–ययातेः स्वर्गविचारः | Nārada on Mādhavī’s Asceticism and the Scrutiny of Yayāti in Heaven
स तया रममाणो<थ विश्वामित्रो महाद्युति: । आत्मजं जनयामास माधवीपुत्रमष्टकम्
sa tayā ramamāṇo ’tha viśvāmitro mahādyutiḥ | ātmajaṃ janayāmāsa mādhavīputram aṣṭakam ||
那罗陀说道：随后，光辉炽盛的圣仙毗湿瓦密特罗与她欢合，至其时日，生下一子。那位摩达毗之子名为阿湿多迦（Aṣṭaka）。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic importance placed on progeny and lineage in epic society: union is narrated not merely as romance but as a means to fulfill social and dynastic obligations, producing an heir who carries forward responsibility and continuity.
Nārada narrates that Viśvāmitra, after being with Mādhavī, fathers a son. The child born from Mādhavī is named Aṣṭaka, marking another stage in the account of Mādhavī’s motherhood and the generation of notable descendants.