Shloka 20
भृगुवंश-प्रस्तावना तथा पुलोमा–अग्नि-संवादः
Bhrigu Lineage Preface and the Pulomā–Agni Dialogue
तां तु प्रादात् पिता पश्चाद् भृगवे शास्त्रवत्तदा । तस्य तत् किल्बिषं नित्यं हृदि वर्तति भार्गव,किंतु पीछे उसके पिताने शास्त्रविधिके अनुसार महर्षि भूगुके साथ उसका विवाह कर दिया। भृगुनन्दन! उसके पिताका वह अपराध राक्षसके हृदयमें सदा काँटे-सा कसकता रहता था
tāṃ tu prādāt pitā paścād bhṛgave śāstravattadā | tasya tat kilbiṣaṃ nityaṃ hṛdi vartati bhārgava ||
ਪਰ ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਸ਼ਾਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਵਿਧੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਭ੍ਰਿਗੂ ਨੂੰ ਦੇ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਹੇ ਭਾਰਗਵ! ਪਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਹਿਰਦੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਦਾ ਕਾਂਟੇ ਵਾਂਗ ਚੁਭਦਾ ਰਿਹਾ।
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when an outwardly proper act is later performed according to śāstra (here, giving a woman in marriage by scriptural procedure), a prior moral fault (kilbiṣa) does not simply vanish; it can persist inwardly as remorse, emphasizing personal accountability and the ethical weight of earlier wrongdoing.
Śaunaka states that the father, at a later point, formally gives the woman to the sage Bhṛgu in a śāstra-compliant marriage. He then addresses the Bhārgava, noting that the father’s earlier offense remains constantly lodged in his heart as a continuing pang of guilt.