Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.240

v2.c4.s3.240

Bhrgu is a sage of almost entirely mythical character in the Rigveda and later. He counts as a son of Varuṇa,¹ bearing the patronymic Vāruṇi.² In the plural the Bhrgus are repeatedly³ alluded to as devoted to the fire cult. They are clearly⁴ no more than a group of ancient priests and ancestors with an eponymous Bhrgu⁵ in the Rigveda, except in three passages,⁶ where they are evidently regarded as an historic family. It is not clear, however, whether they were priests or warriors: in the battle of the ten kings the Bhrgus appear with the Druhyus, perhaps as their priests, but this is not certain.⁷