Shloka 10
भृगुवंश-प्रस्तावना तथा पुलोमा–अग्नि-संवादः
Bhrigu Lineage Preface and the Pulomā–Agni Dialogue
रुरोरपि सुतो जज्ञे शुन॒को वेदपारग: । प्रमद्वरायां धर्मात्मा तव पूर्वपितामह:,रुरुके पुत्र शुनक थे, जिनका जन्म प्रमद्वराके गर्भसे हुआ था। शुनक वेदोंके पारंगत विद्वान् और धर्मात्मा थे। वे आपके पूर्व पितामह थे
ruror api suto jajñe śunako vedapāragaḥ | pramadvarāyāṃ dharmātmā tava pūrvapitāmahaḥ ||
From Ruru too a son was born—Śunaka, a master of the Vedas. Born of Pramadvarā, he was righteous in conduct; and he stands in your line as a forefather of earlier generations.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ideal of lineage grounded not merely in birth but in dharma and Vedic mastery: an ancestor is remembered as exemplary because he is both learned (vedapāraga) and righteous (dharmātmā).
Śaunaka identifies a figure in the ancestral line: Ruru’s son Śunaka, born of Pramadvarā, described as a Veda-knower and a dharma-minded person, establishing genealogical continuity and moral stature.