Verse 3.15

Sanskrit text and transliteration:

शृङ्गग्राहिकयोक्त्वाऽपि ह्यन्नं ब्रह्मेति लक्षणम् ।
पितोवाच यतस्तस्मात्तपो भेजे स्वयं भृगुः ॥ १५ ॥

śṛṅgagrāhikayoktvā'pi hyannaṃ brahmeti lakṣaṇam |
pitovāca yatastasmāttapo bheje svayaṃ bhṛguḥ || 15 ||

English translation of verse 3.15:

Since, even after teaching clearly that food, indeed, is Brahman, the father told (him) the definition of Brahman, Bhṛgu by himself resorted to tapas.

Notes:

Bhṛgu felt that the instruction of his father in respect of Brahman was incomplete He requested his father to teach him Brahman. Varuṇa first told him that annam, prāṇam, etc., are Brahman. He did not stop with this. After speaking of annam, prāṇam, etc. he gave a definition of Brahman without stating what Brahman is in itself. Bhṛgu felt that the instruction given by his father was incomplete inasmuch as he had to find out Brahman by applying the definition.