Shloka 2
Adhyāya 59: On Giving to the Asker and Supporting the Non-asking (याचक-अयाचक-दाने धर्मः)
भृगूणां क्षत्रिया याज्या नित्यमेतज्जनाधिप । ते च भेदं गमिष्यन्ति दैवयुक्तेन हेतुना
bhṛgūṇāṁ kṣatriyā yājyā nityam etaj janādhipa | te ca bhedaṁ gamiṣyanti daivayuktena hetunā ||
ಹೇ ಜನಾಧಿಪ! ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯರು ಸದಾ ಭೃಗು ವಂಶೀಯರಿಂದ ಯಾಜ್ಯರು—ಇದು ಸ್ಥಿರ ನಿಯಮ. ಆದರೂ ದೈವಸಂಬಂಧ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ಅವರು ಮುಂದಾಗಿ ಭೇದ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಭಜನೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದುವರು.
व्यववन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms a normative dharmic arrangement—Kṣatriyas are proper recipients of priestly service from the Bhṛgu Brahmins—while also warning that even established social-religious bonds can fracture when propelled by causes intertwined with destiny (daiva) and human action.
The speaker addresses a king (janādhipa) and states a customary rule about ritual relations between the Bhṛgus and Kṣatriyas, then foreshadows an impending split between them, attributing it to a destiny-linked cause.