Shloka 124
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
जग्राह वै भृगुं पूर्वमपत्यं सूर्यवर्चसम् । ईश्वरो$ज्लिरिसं चाग्नेरपत्यार्थमकल्पयत्
jagrāha vai bhṛguṃ pūrvam apatyaṃ sūryavarcasaṃ | īśvaro 'ṅgirasaṃ cāgner apatya-artham akalpayat ||
Dijo Vasiṣṭha: “El Señor aceptó primero a Bhṛgu—radiante como el sol—como hijo propio. Luego, ese mismo Señor designó a Aṅgiras como descendencia de Agni, el Fuego, para el propósito de la progenie.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
That progeny and lineage are portrayed as part of a purposeful cosmic arrangement: the Lord ‘accepts’ and ‘appoints’ beings into specific familial roles to sustain continuity and dharma, emphasizing order over randomness.
Vasiṣṭha narrates a sequence of divine decisions: first Bhṛgu is taken/accepted as a son by the Lord; then Aṅgiras is designated as Agni’s offspring, explicitly ‘for the sake of progeny,’ indicating an intentional structuring of genealogies.