Text
viśvāmitrasya caivāsan
putrā eka-śataṁ nṛpa
madhyamas tu madhucchandā
madhucchandasa eva te
Synonyms
viśvāmitrasya—of Viśvāmitra; ca—also; eva—indeed; asan—there were; putrah—sons; eka-satam—101; nṛpa—O King Parīkṣit; madhyamah—the middle one; tu—indeed; madhucchandāḥ—known as Madhucchandā; madhucchandasaḥ—named the Madhucchandās; eva—indeed; te—all of them. ¶
Translation
O King Parīkṣit, Viśvāmitra had 101 sons, of whom the middle one was known as Madhucchandā. In relation to him, all the other sons were celebrated as the Madhucchandās. ¶
Purport
In this connection, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura quotes this statement from the Vedas: tasya ha viśvāmitrasyaika-śataṁ putrā āsuḥ pañcāśad eva jyāyāṁso madhucchandasaḥ pañcāśat kanīyāṁsaḥ. “Viśvāmitra had 101 sons. Fifty were older than Madhucchandā and fifty younger.” ¶