Shloka 128

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

Devanagari script

भगोस्तु पुत्रा: सप्तासन्‌ सर्वे तुल्या भगोर्गुणै: । च्यवनो वज्शीर्षश्न॒ शुचिरौर्वस्तथैव च

Transliteration

bhagos tu putrāḥ saptāsan sarve tulyā bhagor guṇaiḥ | cyavano vajraśīrṣaś ca śuciḥ aurvas tathaiva ca śukro vareṇyaḥ savanaś caiva saptaite bhṛgavaḥ smṛtāḥ | sarve bhṛgava-vaṁśyāś ca sāmānyato vāruṇāḥ smṛtāḥ yasmin vaṁśe tvam apy utpannaḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Vasiṣṭha: “Si Bhaga ay may pitong anak na lalaki, pawang kapantay niya sa kabutihan. Ang kanilang mga pangalan ay Cyavana, Vajraśīrṣa, Śuci, Aurva, Śukra, Vareṇya, at Savana—sila ang pitong Bhṛgu na inaalala. Ang lahat ng kabilang sa angkan ni Bhṛgu ay karaniwang tinatawag na ‘Vāruṇa’; at sa angkang iyon din isinilang ka.”

Word by Word

• {'bhagaḥ': 'Bhaga

• a revered figure (here, the father of the seven sons)', 'putrāḥ': 'sons', 'sapta': 'seven', 'āsan': "were (past plural of √as, 'to be')", 'sarve': 'all', 'tulyāḥ': 'equal, comparable', 'guṇaiḥ': 'with virtues/qualities (instrumental plural of guṇa)', 'smṛtāḥ': 'are remembered/are traditionally known', 'vaṁśyaḥ': 'belonging to a lineage', 'sāmānyataḥ': 'generally, in common usage', 'vāruṇāḥ': 'those connected with Varuṇa

• a common appellation for the Bhṛgu lineage here', 'yasmin vaṁśe': 'in which lineage', 'tvam api': 'you also', 'utpannaḥ': 'born, arisen'}

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Bhaga
• Cyavana
• Vajraśīrṣa
• Śuci
• Aurva
• Śukra
• Vareṇya
• Savana
• Bhṛgu lineage (Bhṛgava/Bhārgava)
• Varuṇa (via the epithet Vāruṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the ethical and cultural weight of lineage: noble qualities (guṇas) are highlighted as the true measure of descent, and traditional appellations (like ‘Vāruṇa’ for the Bhṛgus) preserve communal memory and identity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha is recounting a genealogical tradition: he lists Bhaga’s seven sons—identified with the Bhṛgu line—and notes that members of this lineage are commonly called Vāruṇas, linking the listener’s own birth to that respected ancestral line.