They were three male persons, gifted with bodies that partook of the nature of the circumstances from which they respectively originated. One arose first from the fire (called Bhrik) and hence he passed by the name of Bhrigu. A second came from the burning charcoals and hence he passed the name of Angirasa.
पुरुषा वपुषा युक्ताः स्वैः स्वैः प्रसवजैर्गुणैः। भृगित्येव भृगुः पूर्वमङ्गारेभ्योऽङ्गिराभवत्॥