Vayu Purana

पुत्रत्वं कल्पयामास स्वयमेव पुरन्दरः। गाधिर्नामाभवत्पुत्रः कौशिकः पाकशासनः ।। २९.

Purandara himself ordained that he would become his son; thus, Gadhi, known as Kaushika, was born, the son of Pakaśāsana.

पौरुकुत्साभवद्भार्या गाधिस्तस्यामजायत। पूर्व्वं कन्यां महाभागां नाम्ना सत्यवतीं शुभाम्। तां गाधिपुत्रः काव्याय ऋचीकाय ददौ प्रभुः ।। २९.

Gadhi's wife was of the Paurukutsa line, and from her Gadhi was born; previously, a most blessed daughter named Satyavati, auspicious, was born. The lord Gadhi gave her to the sage Rcika, son of Kavya.

तस्यां पुत्रस्तु वै भर्त्ता भार्गवो भृगुनन्दनः। पुत्रार्थे साधयामास चरुं गाधेस्तथैव च ।। २९.

In her, the Bhargava, descendant of Bhrigu, her husband, begot a son; and for the sake of a son, he also prepared a sacrificial oblation for Gadhi.

तथा चाहूय सुधृतिऋचीको भार्गवस्तदा। उपयोज्यश्चरुरयं त्वया मात्रा च तेशुभे ।। २९.

Then Sudhriti Rcika, the Bhargava, summoned and said: 'This oblation is to be used by you and your mother, O auspicious one.'

तस्यां जनिष्यते पुत्रो दीप्तिमान् क्षत्रियर्षभः। अजेयः क्षत्रियैर्युद्धे क्षत्रियर्षभसूदनः ।। २९.

In her will be born a radiant son, a foremost Kshatriya, unconquered by Kshatriyas in battle, a destroyer of Kshatriya heroes.

तवापि पुत्रं कल्याणि धृतिन्तं तपोधनम्। शमात्मकं द्विजश्रेष्ठं चरुरेष विधास्यति ।। २९.

O blessed one, you too will have a son—steadfast, rich in austerity, peaceful in nature, and a foremost Brahmin; he will be born from this charu.

एवमुक्त्वा तु तां भार्य्यामृचीको भृगुनन्दनः। तपस्याभिरतो नित्यमरण्यं प्रविवेश ह ।। २९.

Having thus spoken to his wife, Ṛcīka, descendant of Bhṛgu, ever devoted to austerities, entered the forest.

गाधिः सदारस्तु तदा ऋचीकाश्रममभ्यगात्। तीर्थयात्राप्रसङ्गेन सुतां द्रष्टुं नरेश्वरः ।। २९.

Then Gādhi, together with his wife, went to Ṛcīka’s hermitage, under the pretext of a pilgrimage, to see his daughter.

चरुद्वयं गृहीत्वा तु ऋषेः सत्यवती सदा। भर्त्तुर्वचनमव्यग्रा हृष्टा मात्रे न्यवेदयत् ।। २९.

Satyavatī, ever attentive to her husband’s command, joyfully took the two charus of the sage and reported them to her mother.

माता तु तस्यै दैवेन दुहित्रे स्वं चरुं ददौ । तस्याश्चरुमथाज्ञानादात्मनः सा चकार ह ।। २९.

By divine arrangement, the mother gave her own charu to her daughter; and, unaware, the daughter consumed her mother’s charu.

अथ सत्यवती गर्भं क्षत्रियान्तकरं शुभम्। धारयामास दीप्तेन वपुषा घोरदर्शना ।। २९.

Then Satyavatī conceived a radiant and fearsome son, destined to bring an end to the kṣatriyas.

तमृचीकस्ततो दृष्ट्वा योगेनाप्यनुमृश्य च। तदाब्रवीद्द्विजश्रेष्ठः स्वां भार्य्यां वरवर्णिनीम् ।। २९.

Seeing this and discerning it through yoga, Ṛcīka, the foremost of Brahmins, spoke to his beautiful wife.

मातुः सिद्ध्यति ते भद्रे चरुव्यत्यासहेतुना। जनिष्यति हि पुत्रस्ते क्रूरकर्मातिदारुणः ।। २९.

O gentle one, because of the exchange of charus by your mother, your son will be born cruel in deed and exceedingly fierce.

माता जनिष्यते वापि तथाभूतं तपोधनम् । विश्वं हि ब्रह्म तपसा मया तत्र समर्पितम् ।। २९.

But your mother will give birth to a son endowed with ascetic power; for I have dedicated all my austerities to that purpose.

एवमुक्ता महाभागा भर्त्रा सत्यवती तदा। प्रसादयामास पतिं सुतो मे नेदृशो भवेत्। ब्राह्मणापसदस्त्वन्य इत्युक्तो मुनिरब्रवीत् ।। २९.

Thus addressed by her husband, the noble Satyavatī sought to appease him: 'Let not my son be such; let another, not of the Brahmin class, be so,' she said. The sage replied:

नैष सङ्कल्पितः कामो मया भद्रे तथा त्वया । उग्रकर्मा भवेत् पुत्रः पितुर्मातुश्च कारणात् ।। २९.

O gentle one, this was not my intention, nor was it yours; but due to the actions of both father and mother, your son will be fierce in deed.

पुनः सत्यवती वाक्यमेवमुक्ताब्रवीदिदम्। इच्छँल्लोकानपि मुने सृजेथाः किं पुनः सुतम् ।। २९.

Again, thus addressed, Satyavatī said: 'O sage, if you wish, you could create even worlds—why not a son?'

शमात्मकमृजुं भर्त्तः पुत्रं मे दातुमर्हसि। काममेवंविधः पुत्रो मम स्यात्तु वद प्रभो ।। २९.

'O husband, you ought to grant me a son who is peaceful and upright; let such a son be mine, if you so desire, O lord.'

मय्यन्यथा न शक्यं वै कर्तुमेव द्विजोत्तम। ततः प्रसादमकरोत् स तस्यास्तपसो बलात् ।। २९.

O best of Brahmins, it is not possible for me to alter this in your case; yet, by the power of your austerity, he granted her a favor.

पुत्रे नास्ति विशेषो मे पौत्रे वा वरवर्णिनि। त्वया यथोक्तं वचनं तथा भद्रे भविष्यति ।। २९.

'O beautiful one, I make no distinction between son and grandson; as you have spoken, so it shall be, O gentle lady.'

तस्मात् सत्यवती पुत्रं जनयामास भार्गवम्। तपस्यभिरतन्दान्तं जमदग्निः शमात्मकम् ।। २९.

Therefore, Satyavatī gave birth to Bhārgava Jamadagni, devoted to austerity, self-controlled, and peaceful in nature.

भृगोश्चरुविपर्यासे रौद्रवैष्णवयोः पुरा। यमनाद्वैष्णवस्याग्नेर्जमदग्निरजायत ।। २९.

Long ago, due to the exchange of charus between Bhṛgu’s line—the fierce and the Vaiṣṇava—Jamadagni was born from the Vaiṣṇava fire.

विश्वामित्रं तु दायादं गाधिः कुशिकनन्दनः। प्राप्य ब्रह्मर्षिसहितो (सविता) जगाम ब्रह्मणावृतः ।। २९.

Gādhi, son of Kuśika, having obtained Viśvāmitra as his heir, accompanied by the Brahmarṣis, departed, surrounded by the Brāhmaṇas.

सा हि सत्यवती पुण्या सत्यव्रतपरायणा। कौशिकीति समाख्याता प्रवृत्तेयं महानदी ।। २९.

That virtuous Satyavati, devoted to truth and righteousness, became known as Kaushiki, and thus this great river began.

परिस्रुता महाभागा कौशिकी सरितां वरा। इक्ष्वाकुवंशे त्वभवत्सुवेणुर्नाम पार्थिवः ।। २९.

The renowned and illustrious river Kaushiki spread far and wide; in the Ikshvaku lineage, there was a king named Suveṇu.

तस्य कन्या महाभागा कामली नाम रेणुका। रेणु कायान्तु कामल्यां तपोधृतिसमन्वितः। आर्चीको जनयामास जमदग्निः सुदारुणम् ।। २९.

His greatly fortunate daughter was Renuka, also called Kamali; from Kamali, endowed with asceticism and steadfastness, R̥cīka begot Jamadagni, fierce in power.

सर्वविद्यान्तगं श्रेष्ठं धनुर्वेदस्य पारगम्। रामं क्षत्रिय हन्तारं प्रदीप्तमिव पावकम् ।। २९.

He, supreme among those who know all knowledge and master of the science of archery, was Rama, destroyer of Kshatriyas, blazing like fire.

और्व्वस्यैवमृचीकस्य सत्यवत्यां महामनाः। जमदग्निस्ततो वीर्य्याज्जज्ञे ब्रह्मविदां वरः। मध्यमश्च शुनःशेफः शुनःपुच्छः कनिष्ठकः ।। २९.

Thus, from Aurva's son R̥cīka and Satyavati, the great-minded Jamadagni was born by virtue, foremost among knowers of Brahman; Shunahshepha was the middle son, and Shunashpuccha the youngest.

विश्वामित्रस्तु धर्मात्मा नाम्ना विश्वरथः स्मृतः । जज्ञे भृगुप्रसादेन कौशिकाद्वंशवर्द्धनः ।। २९.

Vishvamitra, righteous in soul and known as Vishvaratha, was born by the grace of Bhrigu, the enhancer of the Kaushika lineage.