Shloka 2
Cyavana’s Birth and Bhṛgu’s Curse upon Agni (च्यवनजन्म तथा अग्निशापः)
ततः स गर्भो निवसन् कुक्षौ भूगुकुलोद्वह । रोषान्मातुश्च्युत: कुक्षेक्ष्यवनस्तेन सो5भवत्,भगुवंशशिरोमणे! उस समय वह गर्भ जो अपनी माताकी कुक्षिमें निवास कर रहा था, अत्यन्त रोषके कारण योगबलसे माताके उदरसे च्युत होकर बाहर निकल आया। च्युत होनेके कारण ही उसका नाम च्यवन हुआ
tataḥ sa garbho nivasan kukṣau bhṛgukulodvaha | roṣān mātuś cyutaḥ kukṣeḥ cyavanas tena so 'bhavat ||
Then that embryo, dwelling in his mother’s womb—O foremost of the Bhṛgu lineage—was, through intense anger, cast out from the womb by yogic power and came forth. Because he had “fallen away” (cyuta) from the womb, he became known as Cyavana.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how powerful inner states—especially anger—can have far-reaching consequences when joined with spiritual potency; it also illustrates the Mahābhārata’s habit of grounding identity and reputation in moral-psychological causes and in name-etymologies.
Śaunaka describes the origin of the sage Cyavana: while still in the womb, the embryo is expelled due to intense anger (and associated yogic power). Because he ‘fell out’ (cyuta) from the womb, he receives the name Cyavana.