The celestial went to the Grandfather and having bowed their heads to him and jointed hands in respect, they said to him, All of us, O illustrious one, and the entire universe of mobile and immobilc creatures, are your offspring, O sire, let Agni of burning flames, and the illustrious and powerful Mahadeva who has, for this sacrifice, assumed the form of Varuna, have their wish. At these words, although bom of Brahman, the powerful Mahadeva in the form of Varuna, the king of all aquatic creatures received the firstborn one, viz., Bhrigu effulgent as the Sun, as his own child. The Grandfather then intended that Angirasa should become the son of Agni.
ततोऽब्रुवन् देवगणाः पितामहमुपेत्य वै। कृताञ्जलिपुटाः सर्वे शिरोभिरभिवन्द्य च॥ वयं च भगवन् सर्वे जगच्च सचराचरम्। तवैव प्रसवाः सर्वे तस्मादग्निर्विभावसुः॥ तरुणश्चेश्वरो देवो लभतां काममीप्सितम्। निसर्गाद् ब्रह्मणश्चापि वरुणो यादसाम्पतिः॥ जग्रह वै भृगु पूर्वमपत्यं सूर्यवर्चसम्। ईश्वरोऽङ्गिरसं चाग्नेरपत्यार्थमकल्पयत्॥