Shloka 22
भूगुरुवाच पितामहनियोगेन भवन्तं सो5हमागत: । प्रतिकर्तु बलवति नहुषे दैवमोहिते
Bhṛgur uvāca: pitāmaha-niyogena bhavantaṃ so ’ham āgataḥ | pratikartuṃ balavati Nahuṣe daiva-mohite ||
Bhṛgu dit : «Sur l’ordre du Grand-Père (Brahmā), je suis venu à toi. Le puissant Nahuṣa, abusé par le destin, s’est égaré ; il est temps d’exiger le juste châtiment pour l’oppression qu’il a fait subir aux ṛṣi.»
अगस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power without self-restraint leads to adharma; when a ruler, deluded by fate and pride, harms the righteous (ṛṣis), dharma demands accountability and proportionate requital to restore moral order.
Bhṛgu reports that Brahmā has commissioned him to approach Agastya, because King Nahuṣa—though powerful—has become deluded and oppressive; the sages are preparing to respond so that his wrongdoing against ṛṣis is answered and checked.