Shloka 20
भृगुवंश-प्रस्तावना तथा पुलोमा–अग्नि-संवादः
Bhrigu Lineage Preface and the Pulomā–Agni Dialogue
तां तु प्रादात् पिता पश्चाद् भृगवे शास्त्रवत्तदा । तस्य तत् किल्बिषं नित्यं हृदि वर्तति भार्गव,किंतु पीछे उसके पिताने शास्त्रविधिके अनुसार महर्षि भूगुके साथ उसका विवाह कर दिया। भृगुनन्दन! उसके पिताका वह अपराध राक्षसके हृदयमें सदा काँटे-सा कसकता रहता था
tāṃ tu prādāt pitā paścād bhṛgave śāstravattadā | tasya tat kilbiṣaṃ nityaṃ hṛdi vartati bhārgava ||
Afterwards, her father duly gave her in marriage to Bhṛgu, in accordance with the scriptural rule. O descendant of Bhṛgu, that wrongdoing of his remained ever present in his heart, continually pricking him with remorse.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when an outwardly proper act is later performed according to śāstra (here, giving a woman in marriage by scriptural procedure), a prior moral fault (kilbiṣa) does not simply vanish; it can persist inwardly as remorse, emphasizing personal accountability and the ethical weight of earlier wrongdoing.
Śaunaka states that the father, at a later point, formally gives the woman to the sage Bhṛgu in a śāstra-compliant marriage. He then addresses the Bhārgava, noting that the father’s earlier offense remains constantly lodged in his heart as a continuing pang of guilt.