दध्यञ्चमश्वशिरसं भृगोर्वंशं निबोध मे ॥४२॥
cittis tv atharvaṇaḥ patnī
lebhe putraṁ dhṛta-vratam
dadhyañcam aśvaśirasaṁ
bhṛgor vamśaṁ nibodha me
cittiḥ - Citti; tu - also; atharvaṇaḥ - of Atharvā; patnī - wife; lebhe - got; putram - son; dhṛta-vratam - completely dedicated to a vow; dadhyañcam - Dadhyañca; aśvaśirasam - Aśvaśirā; bhṛgoḥ vamśam - generations of Bhṛgu; nibodha - try to understand; me - from me.
Citti, wife of the sage Atharvā, gave birth to a son named Aśvaśirā by accepting a great vow called Dadhyañca. Now you may hear from me about the descendants of the sage Bhṛgu.
The wife of Atharvā, known as Citti, is also known as Śānti. She was the eighth daughter of Kardama Muni.
