Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 14
Dhūpa–Dīpa–Bali Phala Praśna; Nahūṣa–Agastya–Bhṛgu Saṃvāda
Incense, Lamp, and Bali Offerings; the Nahūṣa Dialogue
अथागत्य महातेजा भुगुर्ब्रह्मविदां वर: । अगस्त्यमाश्रमस्थं वै समुपेत्येदमब्रवीत्,उसी दिन ब्रह्मवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ महातेजस्वी भूगुजी अपने आश्रमपर बैठे हुए अगस्त्यके निकट आये और इस प्रकार बोले--
athāgatya mahātejā bhṛgur brahmavidāṃ varaḥ | agastyam āśramasthaṃ vai samupetyedam abravīt ||
Bhishma said: Then the illustrious Bhrigu—foremost among the knowers of Brahman—came and approached Agastya as he sat in his hermitage, and spoke these words to him.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse functions as a framing device: it establishes Bhrigu’s spiritual authority (as foremost among Brahman-knowers) and the respectful setting (approaching Agastya in his hermitage), preparing the listener to treat the forthcoming counsel as dharmic and reliable.
Bhishma narrates that the sage Bhrigu arrives at Agastya’s hermitage, approaches him while he is seated there, and begins to speak—introducing a sage-to-sage instruction sequence.