Editing Bhrigu (section)

== Lineage ==
The lineage of Bhrigu includes [[Shukra]], [[Chyavana]], [[Aurva]], Richika, [[Jamadagni]], [[Parashurama]], [[Bhargava]], [[Balai]], and [[Dadhichi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arya |first=Vedveer |date=2022-10-03 |title=A Genealogical Account of Bhrigu Gotra from Saptarshis |url=https://www.myindiamyglory.com/2022/10/03/a-genealogical-account-of-bhrigu-gotra-from-saptarshis/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=myIndiamyGlory |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pravase |title=Saptarishi Seven Sages Who Guided Humanity, Saptarshi {{!}} Pravase |url=https://pravase.co.in/gyan-detail/82/saptarshi-seven-sages-sanatan-dharma-vedic-time |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=pravase.co.in |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bhalla |first=Prem P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DN4xDwAAQBAJ |title=ABC of Hinduism |publisher=Educreation Publishing |language=en}}</ref>

=== Shukra ===
Shukra, son of Bhṛgu, is considered to be a Daitya-Guru, teacher of the [[Asura|Asuras]]. Shukra learned the mṛtyu sañjivini [[Vidya (philosophy)|vidya]] from Lord [[Shiva]], with which he could revive the dead and grant them immortality.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shah |first=Saket |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PvnHDwAAQBAJ |title=Planet Venus Secrets: Vedic Astrology |date=2020-01-05 |publisher=Saket Shah |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, Shukra is also known the planet [[Venus]] in astronomical terms.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blavatsky |first=H. P. |title=The secret doctrine: The synthesis of science, religion, and philosophy |date=2014 |publisher=Theosophical University Press |isbn=978-1-55700-228-0 |edition=Unabridged verbatim |location=Pasadena, California}}</ref>

=== Chyavana ===
Once, while Puloma was pregnant with Chyavana, Bhṛgu had gone for a bath. While he was gone, an asura who was also named Puloma came to Bhrigu's āśrama in the form of a boar and kidnapped, or carried away, Bhṛgu's wife. Because of this, Bhṛgu's wife had a miscarriage. Despite being prematurely born, the infant was radiating light like the sun, which burned the asura into ashes. Later, when Puloma went back to Bhrigu with her prematurely-born yet miraculous child, Bhṛgu asked her how the asura had come to know of the location of the āśrama. She revealed that it was [[Agni]] who had told the asura Puloma about their whereabouts. Angered, Bhṛgu cursed Agni that he would consume all that came in his way.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HkUQYvw2HGkC |title=Vyasa's Mahabharatam |date=2008 |publisher=Academic Publishers |isbn=978-81-89781-68-2 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Aurva ===
Aurva was the son of Chyavana and his wife [[Aarushi]] (daughter of Manu).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Parmeshwaranand |first=Swami |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6F0ZIBIL2ZAC |title=Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas |date=2001 |publisher=Sarup & Sons |isbn=978-81-7625-226-3 |language=en}}</ref>

After King Krutavirya's death, his sons invaded the Bhargava rishis' ashrams to get their wealth. Since the [[Kshatriya|Kshatriyas]] were hunting them down, the rishis had to leave their ashrams. Among the fleers was Aarushi, who was pregnant at that time. In order to protect her unborn child, she hid her garbha (womb) in her thigh as she fled. The Kshatriyas, however, found out about this and caught her. As she was getting captured, her thigh broke and a child came out. The child was radiating immensely, and his light blinded the Kshatriya kings. The kings realized their mistakes and asked for forgiveness. The child, who was Aurva, returned their eyesight, however, his strong hatred towards the Kshatriyas remained even as he grew older. Aurva began to perform austerities to bring justice to his ancestors ([[Pitrs|pitrus]]) for how the Kshatriya kings had treated them, and the rigorousness of his austerities caused the world to start burning down. Frightened by the destruction caused by Aurva's intense austerities, Aurva's pitrus appeared before him, and pleaded him to withdraw the fire, force it into the ocean, and stop his austerities to prevent further damage.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />