Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
त्रयीविद्यासु विख्याता लोकेऽस्मिन्नमितद्युते । चतुष्षष्टिकगोत्राणां वाडवा ये प्रतिष्ठिताः
trayīvidyāsu vikhyātā loke'sminnamitadyute | catuṣṣaṣṭikagotrāṇāṃ vāḍavā ye pratiṣṭhitāḥ
«إنهم مشهورون في هذا العالم، يا ذا البهاء الذي لا يُقاس، في علوم الفيدا الثلاث؛ وقد أُقيموا بوصفهم الفادافا (Vāḍava) المنتمين إلى أربعٍ وستين غوترا».
Śrī Mātā (context continues)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrī Rāma
Scene: The Mother enumerates the brāhmaṇas’ fame in the three Vedas; a visual motif shows 64 gotra-banners or emblems arranged in a mandala around a central sacred fire, with radiant learned brāhmaṇas seated in concentric order.
FAQs
Sacred order includes both learning (trayī-vidyā) and lineage discipline (gotra), preserving dharma across generations.
Dharmāraṇya is presented as a seat of Vedic renown and structured gotra-based community.
No explicit rite is mentioned; the emphasis is on Vedic learning and recognized lineage affiliation.