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Shloka 20

नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा

Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings

भगुस्तस्य जटान्तस्थो बभूव हृषितो भृशम्‌ | न चापि दर्शनं तस्य चकार स भृगुस्तदा,यह देख उनकी जटाके भीतर बैठे हुए भृगु बहुत प्रसन्न हुए। उस समय भृगुने नहुषका साक्षात्कार नहीं किया

bhagus tasya jaṭānta-stho babhūva hṛṣito bhṛśam | na cāpi darśanaṁ tasya cakāra sa bhṛgus tadā ||

అతని జటల అంతర్భాగంలో కూర్చున్న భృగువు అత్యంత హర్షించాడు; అయితే ఆ సమయంలో భృగువు నహుషునికి ప్రత్యక్ష దర్శనం ఇవ్వలేదు—సాక్షాత్కారం చేయలేదు.

भृगुःBhṛgu (sage)
भृगुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof him (Nahusha)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
जटा-अन्तः-स्थःsituated inside the matted locks
जटा-अन्तः-स्थः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थ (धातु) / अन्तःस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बभूवbecame/was
बभूव:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
हृषितःdelighted
हृषितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहृषित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भृशम्greatly, exceedingly
भृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृशम्
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
दर्शनम्seeing, audience, sight
दर्शनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदर्शन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तस्यof him (Nahusha)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
चकारdid/made (i.e., had/undertook)
चकार:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भृगुःBhṛgu
भृगुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen, at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
Bhṛgu
N
Nahusha
J
jaṭā (matted locks)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that spiritual authority is not compelled by royal power: even a king may be denied direct access if the sage chooses restraint. It implicitly commends humility and warns against entitlement in seeking sacred counsel.

Bhṛgu is described as sitting hidden within someone’s matted locks and feeling great joy, but he does not reveal himself to Nahusha or grant him a face-to-face meeting at that moment.