 | Book 1 Chapter 5
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| 1 | śaunaka uvāca
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| 1 | purāṇam akhilaṃ tāta pitā te 'dhītavān purā
kaccit tvam api tat sarvam adhīṣe lomaharṣaṇe
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| 2 | purāṇe hi kathā divyā ādivaṃśāś ca dhīmatām
kathyante tāḥ purāsmābhiḥ śrutāḥ pūrvaṃ pitus tava
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| 3 | tatra vaṃśam ahaṃ pūrvaṃ śrotum icchāmi bhārgavam
kathayasva kathām etāṃ kalyāḥ sma śravaṇe tava
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| 4 | sūta uvāca
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| 4 | yad adhītaṃ purā samyag dvijaśreṣṭha mahātmabhiḥ
vaiśaṃpāyanaviprādyais taiś cāpi kathitaṃ purā
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| 5 | yad adhītaṃ ca pitrā me samyak caiva tato mayā
tat tāvac chṛṇu yo devaiḥ sendraiḥ sāgnimarudgaṇaiḥ
pūjitaḥ pravaro vaṃśo bhṛgūṇāṃ bhṛgunandana
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| 6 | imaṃ vaṃśam ahaṃ brahman bhārgavaṃ te mahāmune
nigadāmi kathāyuktaṃ purāṇāśrayasaṃyutam
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| 7 | bhṛgoḥ sudayitaḥ putraś cyavano nāma bhārgavaḥ
cyavanasyāpi dāyādaḥ pramatir nāma dhārmikaḥ
pramater apy abhūt putro ghṛtācyāṃ rurur ity uta
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| 8 | ruror api suto jajñe śunako vedapāragaḥ
pramadvarāyāṃ dharmātmā tava pūrvapitāmahāt
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| 9 | tapasvī ca yaśasvī ca śrutavān brahmavittamaḥ
dharmiṣṭhaḥ satyavādī ca niyato niyatendriyaḥ
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| 10 | śaunaka uvāca
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| 10 | sūtaputra yathā tasya bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ
cyavanatvaṃ parikhyātaṃ tan mamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ
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| 11 | sūta uvāca
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| 11 | bhṛgoḥ sudayitā bhāryā pulomety abhiviśrutā
tasyāṃ garbhaḥ samabhavad bhṛgor vīryasamudbhavaḥ
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| 12 | tasmin garbhe saṃbhṛte 'tha pulomāyāṃ bhṛgūdvaha
samaye samaśīlinyāṃ dharmapatnyāṃ yaśasvinaḥ
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| 13 | abhiṣekāya niṣkrānte bhṛgau dharmabhṛtāṃ vare
āśramaṃ tasya rakṣo 'tha pulomābhyājagāma ha
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| 14 | taṃ praviśyāśramaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhṛgor bhāryām aninditām
hṛcchayena samāviṣṭo vicetāḥ samapadyata
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| 15 | abhyāgataṃ tu tad rakṣaḥ pulomā cārudarśanā
nyamantrayata vanyena phalamūlādinā tadā
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| 16 | tāṃ tu rakṣas tato brahman hṛcchayenābhipīḍitam
dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭam abhūt tatra jihīrṣus tām aninditām
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| 17 | athāgniśaraṇe 'paśyaj jvalitaṃ jātavedasam
tam apṛcchat tato rakṣaḥ pāvakaṃ jvalitaṃ tadā
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| 18 | śaṃsa me kasya bhāryeyam agne pṛṣṭa ṛtena vai
satyas tvam asi satyaṃ me vada pāvaka pṛcchate
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| 19 | mayā hīyaṃ pūrvavṛtā bhāryārthe varavarṇinī
paścāt tv imāṃ pitā prādād bhṛgave 'nṛtakāriṇe
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| 20 | seyaṃ yadi varārohā bhṛgor bhāryā rahogatā
tathā satyaṃ samākhyāhi jihīrṣāmy āśramād imām
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| 21 | manyur hi hṛdayaṃ me 'dya pradahann iva tiṣṭhati
matpurvabhāryāṃ yad imāṃ bhṛguḥ prāpa sumadhyamām
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| 22 | tad rakṣa evam āmantrya jvalitaṃ jātavedasam
śaṅkamāno bhṛgor bhāryāṃ punaḥ punar apṛcchata
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| 23 | tvam agne sarvabhūtānām antaś carasi nityadā
sākṣivat puṇyapāpeṣu satyaṃ brūhi kave vacaḥ
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| 24 | matpūrvabhāryāpahṛtā bhṛguṇānṛtakāriṇā
seyaṃ yadi tathā me tvaṃ satyam ākhyātum arhasi
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| 25 | śrutvā tvatto bhṛgor bhāryāṃ hariṣyāmy aham āśramāt
jātavedaḥ paśyatas te vada satyāṃ giraṃ mama
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| 26 | tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā saptārcir duḥkhito bhṛśam
bhīto 'nṛtāc ca śāpāc ca bhṛgor ity abravīc chanaiḥ
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