Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 124
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
जग्राह वै भृगुं पूर्वमपत्यं सूर्यवर्चसम् । ईश्वरो$ज्लिरिसं चाग्नेरपत्यार्थमकल्पयत्
jagrāha vai bhṛguṃ pūrvam apatyaṃ sūryavarcasaṃ | īśvaro 'ṅgirasaṃ cāgner apatya-artham akalpayat ||
Wika ni Vasiṣṭha: “Unang tinanggap ng Panginoon si Bhṛgu—nagniningning na gaya ng araw—bilang sariling anak. Pagkaraan, ang Panginoon ding iyon ang nagtalaga kay Aṅgiras bilang supling ni Agni, ang Apoy, upang magpatuloy ang lahi.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
That progeny and lineage are portrayed as part of a purposeful cosmic arrangement: the Lord ‘accepts’ and ‘appoints’ beings into specific familial roles to sustain continuity and dharma, emphasizing order over randomness.
Vasiṣṭha narrates a sequence of divine decisions: first Bhṛgu is taken/accepted as a son by the Lord; then Aṅgiras is designated as Agni’s offspring, explicitly ‘for the sake of progeny,’ indicating an intentional structuring of genealogies.