Canto 9: LiberationChapter 7: The Descendants of King Māndhātā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.7.24

satyaḿ sāraḿ dhṛtiḿ dṛṣṭvā

sabhāryasya ca bhūpateḥ

viśvāmitro bhṛśaḿ prīto

dadāv avihatāḿ gatim

SYNONYMS

satyam — truthfulness; sāram — firmness; dhṛtim — forbearance; dṛṣṭvā — by seeing; sa-bhāryasya — with his wife; ca — and; bhūpateḥ — of Mahārāja Hariścandra; viśvāmitraḥ — the great sage Viśvāmitra; bhṛśam — very much; prītaḥ — being pleased; dadau — gave him; avihatām gatim — imperishable knowledge.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Viśvāmitra saw that Mahārāja Hariścandra, along with his wife, was truthful, forbearing and concerned with the essence. Thus he gave them imperishable knowledge for fulfillment of the human mission.

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