Bhrigu was one of the seven great sages, the Saptarshis, one of the many Prajapatis created by Brahma.
17 Facts About Bhrigu
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Bhrigu had his Ashram on the Vadhusar River, a tributary of the Drishadwati River near Dhosi Hill in the Vedic state of Brahmavarta, presently on the border of Haryana and Rajasthan in India.
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Bhrigu was married to Khyati, one of the nine daughters of Prajapati Kardama.
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Bhrigu is more popularly known as the Daughter of Prajapati Daksha.
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Bhrigu is mentioned in Shiva Purana and Vayu Purana, where he is shown present during the great yajna of Daksha Prajapati.
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Bhrigu first visited Brahma, who was reciting the Vedas and spending time with his consort, Saraswati, and, therefore, ignored the arrival of Bhrigu.
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Brahma got angry and, in fear, Bhrigu left for Kailash.
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Bhrigu kicked Vishnu on the chest to wake him up, as he was enraged by the fact that Vishnu was constantly asleep on the Shesha.
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Vishnu woke up, greeted Bhrigu, and starting massaging his feet, asking him if he had hurt his feet in kicking his chest.
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Bhrigu then declared Vishnu the greatest among the Trimurti, the triumvirate of gods.
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Bhrigu is worshipped at Bharuch, Swamimalai, Tirumala, Ballia, Nanguneri, Thiruneermalai, Mannargudi.
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An Ashram for Bhrigu is in Maruderi, Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu.
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Lastly, Bhrigu migrated to Bhuinj Satara, Maharashtra where he took Samadhi.
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In Taittriya Upanishad first six anuvakas of Bhrigu Valli are called Bhargavi Varuni Vidya, which means "the knowledge Bhrigu got from Varuni".
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Bhrigu decided to write his famous books of astrology, the Bhrigu Samhita.
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Maharishi Bhrigu collected birth charts, wrote full-life predictions and compiled them together as Bhrigu Samhita.
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Bhrigu Samhita is believed to be one of the first book of its kind in the field of astrology.