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Cyavana said.
O best among men, this must certainly be told by me to you. O king of men, for which purpose I have come to destroy you. (13-56-1)
O lord of people, the Kṣatriyas are always to be sacrificed to by the Bhṛgus. They too will be divided by a cause appointed by fate. (13-56-2)
O ruler of men, the kṣatriyas, oppressed by divine punishment, will slay all the Bhṛgus, cutting them down even from the womb. (13-56-3)
In our lineage, one named Aurva will be born who will increase the family; he will possess great brilliance and will have radiance like fire and the sun. (13-56-4)
He, for the destruction of the three worlds, will generate the fire of anger; he will turn the earth, with its mountains and forests, into ashes. (13-56-5)
However, for some time, he himself will appease that fire by casting it into the mouth of the Vaḍavā in the ocean, O best among sages. (13-56-6)
O sinless one, the exceedingly fortunate son of his, Ṛcīka, the descendant of Bhṛgu, the entire science of archery will directly manifest before him. (13-56-7)
But for the destruction of the kṣatriyas, by a cause joined with destiny, he, having accepted that, will indeed transfer it to his son. (13-56-8)
In Jamadagni, who is greatly fortunate and whose self is purified by austerity, he too, the tiger among the Bhṛgus, will uphold that Veda. (13-56-9)
O best of kings, a righteous one from your family will obtain your daughter in order to ensure the continuation of your lineage. (13-56-10)
The greatly austere one, having married Gādhi's daughter, who is your granddaughter, will beget Rāma, a Brāhmaṇa possessing the duties of a Kṣatriya. (13-56-11)
O greatly radiant one, in your lineage, Gādhi's son Viśvāmitra—though a kṣatriya, possessing the actions of a brāhmaṇa and the power of Bṛhaspati, highly righteous and devoted to great austerity—will be granted. (13-56-12)
However, the two women are the cause in this matter of change; in future, by the command of the grandfather, this will indeed occur and not otherwise. (13-56-13)
In the third generation, Brahminhood will come to you. And you will be a relative of the Bhṛgus, those whose selves are purified. (13-56-14)
Bhīṣma said;
But King Kushika, having heard the words of the great-souled sage Cyavana, became delighted, and said these words: "So let it be," said the righteous king at that time, O foremost of the Bharatas. (13-56-15)
But Cyavana of great brilliance again urged the king for the sake of a boon, and he, the king, spoke to him. (13-56-16)
Certainly, I shall accept in this way, willingly from you, O great sage. May my lineage become one with Brahman, and may his mind be set in righteousness. (13-56-17)
Thus addressed, and replying in this manner, the sage Cyavana, having obtained the king's permission, then went on pilgrimage. (13-56-18)
O king, all of this has been told to you by me completely—the reason for the connection between the Bhṛgus and the Kuśikas. (13-56-19)
O king, just as it was spoken by the sage, so it happened: the birth of Rāma, and of the sage Viśvāmitra as well, indeed. (13-56-20)
