Mahabharata 1.6.5 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 6, Shloka 5
Cyavana’s Birth and Bhṛgu’s Curse upon Agni (च्यवनजन्म तथा अग्निशापः)
तां ददर्श स्वयं ब्रह्मा सर्वलोकपितामह:ः । रुदतीं बाष्पपूर्णाक्षीं भुगोर्भायामनिन्दिताम्
tāṃ dadarśa svayaṃ brahmā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ | rudatīṃ bāṣpapūrṇākṣīṃ bhṛgor bhāryām aninditām ||
ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಗಳ ಪಿತಾಮಹನಾದ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು ಸ್ವತಃ ಭೃಗುಮುನಿಯ ಅನಿಂದಿತ ಪತ್ನಿಯನ್ನು ಕಣ್ಣೀರು ತುಂಬಿದ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳಿಂದ ಅಳುತ್ತಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಕಂಡನು।
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The verse highlights dharmic sensitivity to suffering: a blameless, devoted wife’s distress is morally significant, and the cosmic patriarch (Brahmā) responds with personal attention—modeling protection and compassion toward the virtuous within the family order.
Śaunaka narrates that Brahmā personally sees Bhṛgu’s wife crying with tear-filled eyes. The scene sets up Brahmā’s intervention—comforting her and addressing the cause of her grief in the surrounding passage.
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