Shloka 4
Adhyāya 59: On Giving to the Asker and Supporting the Non-asking (याचक-अयाचक-दाने धर्मः)
जनेश्वर! क्षत्रियलोग सदासे ही भृगुवंशी ब्राह्मणोंके यजमान हैं; किंतु प्रारब्धवश आगे चलकर उनमें फूट हो जायगी। इसलिये वे दैवकी प्रेरणासे समस्त भृगुवंशियोंका संहार कर डालेंगे। नरेश्वर! वे दैवदण्डसे पीड़ित हो गर्भके बच्चेतकको काट डालेंगे ।।
janeśvara! kṣatriyaloko sadāsa hi bhṛguvaṃśī brāhmaṇoṃ ke yajamāna hai; kiṃtu prārabdhavaśa āge calakara unameṃ phūṭa ho jāyagī. isaliye ve daivakī preraṇāse samasta bhṛguvaṃśiyoṃ kā saṃhāra kara ḍāleṃge. nareśvara! ve daivadaṇḍase pīḍita ho garbhake bacce taka ko kāṭa ḍāleṃge. tata utpatsyate 'smākaṃ kule gotravivardhanaḥ | ūrvo nāma mahātejā jvalanārkasamadyutiḥ ||
Wahai penguasa manusia, para Ksatria sejak lama memang menjadi para yajamāna bagi Brahmana keturunan Bhṛgu; namun oleh daya takdir, kelak akan timbul perpecahan di antara mereka. Karena dorongan ilahi, mereka akan membantai seluruh kaum Bhṛgu. Wahai raja, terhimpit oleh tongkat pembalasan nasib, mereka bahkan akan menebas anak-anak dalam kandungan. Lalu, dalam garis keturunan kami akan lahir seorang anak perkasa bernama Ūrva, penambah kemuliaan gotra (Bhārgava); cahayanya tak tertandingi—laksana api dan matahari.
व्यववन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames social rupture and extreme violence as arising under the pressure of prārabdha (set destiny) and daiva (fate/divine agency), while also emphasizing the ethical gravity of such acts—especially harm to the unborn—and the idea that lineage and dharma can be restored through a righteous successor (Ūrva) who preserves the gotra.
A speaker addresses a king, predicting that although Kshatriyas are normally patrons of the Bhṛgu Brahmins, destiny will cause a split leading to the slaughter of the Bhṛgu line, even extending to unborn children. After this devastation, a powerful child named Ūrva will be born in the speaker’s lineage to revive and expand the Bhārgava gotra.