Bhṛgu

In all the most serious crimes of violence, Bhṛgu says one should ascertain the truth by means of a divine ordeal, even when good witnesses are present.

Ascetics, members of guilds and corporations, and groups of merchants, and others who are in groups—Bhṛgu has declared these to be classes.

For those tainted by public slander and those suspected of being robbers, the ordeal of the balance and others are to be employed;

and by having a son from her, according to Bhṛgu.

The righteous-souled Bhṛgu, descendant of Manu, said to those great sages:

Having heard these Dharmas of a *snātaka* as they had been declared, the sages spoke this to the great-souled Bhṛgu, who was born of fire.

> If the sun and moon set while they are eclipsed, then on the next day, at sunrise, a man should bathe and eat.

This is because Bhṛgu states that eating is at sunrise.

Therein, Bhṛgu states the nature of the extra month:

Where letters are displaced, out of alignment, doubtful, or have lost their characteristics, when letters are situated thus, the document is flawed, says Bhṛgu.

After the deposit, the sale by a non-owner has been declared by Bhṛgu.

They were born beyond measure, like a thunderbolt they almost touched the sky — yet having harmed Bhṛgu, the Māhīnas perished beyond all recovery.

the double-born one, praised like a treasure — Mātariśvan brought this gift to Bhṛgu.

Like Aurva and Bhṛgu, I call upon the bright one, like Apnavāna — Agni, clothed in the ocean.

Thus spoke Bhṛgu in ancient times.

Then, when a full hundred years had passed, the sage Bhṛgu, best among those steadfast in truth, gratified by the austerity, bestowed a boon upon Sagara.

Hearing those words of the two, Bhṛgu, most righteous, spoke the highest pronouncement:

O Brāhmaṇa, whose wife shall bear the single son, and which one shall give birth to many?