Shloka 9
भृगुवंश-प्रस्तावना तथा पुलोमा–अग्नि-संवादः
Bhrigu Lineage Preface and the Pulomā–Agni Dialogue
च्यवनस्य च दायाद: प्रमतिर्नाम धार्मिक: । प्रमतेरप्यभूत् पुत्रो घृताच्यां रुरुरित्युत,च्यवनके पुत्रका नाम प्रमति था, जो बड़े धर्मात्मा हुए। प्रमतिके घृताची नामक अप्सराके गर्भसे रुरु नामक पुत्रका जन्म हुआ
cyavanasya ca dāyādaḥ pramatir nāma dhārmikaḥ | pramater apy abhūt putro ghṛtācyāṃ rurur ity uta ||
Śaunaka said: “Cyavana had an heir named Pramati, a man devoted to dharma. And Pramati, through the Apsaras Ghṛtācī, had a son who came to be known as Ruru.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma as a defining quality of a lineage: Pramati is explicitly called dhārmika (righteous), suggesting that ethical character is a primary marker of worth, even when the next generation arises through extraordinary, non-ordinary circumstances (an apsarā).
Śaunaka continues a genealogical account: Cyavana’s successor is Pramati, and Pramati fathers a son, Ruru, through the Apsaras Ghṛtācī—establishing the next link in the family line.