Bhṛgu

An act known by witnesses at different times, one should have them state it one by one;

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

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

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.

This is because Bhṛgu states that eating is at sunrise.

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

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.

Which of you desires which boon?

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?