There was a great Kshatriya, celebrated over the world, by the name of Gadhi. He had a son by the name of Vishvamitra of great prowess.
गाधिर्नाम महानासीत् क्षत्रियः प्रथितो भुवि। तस्य पुत्रोऽभवद् राजन् विश्वामित्रः प्रतापवान्॥