Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c22.14

c22.14

The foregoing versions give the earliest Bhṛgus as Uśanas-Śukra and Cyavana, as brothers. Both are often spoken of as Bhārgavas.¹ The former is sometimes called Kavi,² sometimes made distinct from Kavi,³ and more often made Kavi's son,⁴ often Kāvya⁵ and sometimes best of the Kavis,⁶ so that tradition places Kavi above him. Moreover it will be seen that he is placed later than Cyavana by tradition, because Cyavana is connected with Manu's son Śaryāti⁷ and Śukra with Yayāti, who was later. Hence the two most ancient Bhārgavas were Cyavana, who is called Cyavāna in Vedic literature, and Uśanas-Śukra.