Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c22.2

c22.2

The Bhārgavas claimed descent from the primaeval rishi Bhṛgu, and they are also called Bhṛgus indiscriminately; thus Cyavana is called Bhṛgu¹ and Bhṛgu's son;² his descendant Ṛcīka is equally called Bhṛgu³ and Bhṛgu's son;⁴ and Ṛcīka's grandson Rāma Jāmadagnya is also called Bhṛgu⁵ and Bhṛgu's son.⁶ This general use of the name Bhṛgu produces great confusion, if it is taken to denote one and the same rishi, but when applied to a rishi it means simply a Bhṛgu, a Bhārgava.