Shloka 12
भृगुवंश-प्रस्तावना तथा पुलोमा–अग्नि-संवादः
Bhrigu Lineage Preface and the Pulomā–Agni Dialogue
शौनक उवाच सूतपुत्र यथा तस्य भार्गवस्य महात्मन: । च्यवनत्वं परिख्यातं तन््ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छत:,शौनकजी बोले--सूतपुत्र! मैं पूछता हूँ कि महात्मा भार्गवका नाम च्यवन कैसे प्रसिद्ध हुआ? यह मुझे बताइये
Śaunaka uvāca: Sūtaputra yathā tasya Bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ | cyavanatvaṁ parikhyātaṁ tan mamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ ||
Śaunaka said: “O son of the Sūta, since you know the tradition, tell me—when I ask—how that great-souled Bhārgava came to be renowned by the name ‘Cyavana.’”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models the dharmic method of learning: respectful inquiry directed to a qualified narrator, emphasizing that renowned names and traditions have meaningful origins worth understanding.
In the Naimiṣa forest dialogue-frame, Śaunaka questions Sauti and asks him to explain how the great Bhārgava sage became famous by the name ‘Cyavana,’ prompting the forthcoming backstory.