Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
भृगुच्यवनाप्नवानौर्वपुरोध समेव च । शीहरी प्रथमा ज्ञेया द्वितीया यक्षिणी तथा
bhṛgucyavanāpnavānaurvapurodha sameva ca | śīharī prathamā jñeyā dvitīyā yakṣiṇī tathā
ভৃগু, চ্যৱন, আপ্নৱ, ঔৰ্ৱ, পুৰোধ আৰু সম—এইসকলকো এই পৰম্পৰাত গণ্য কৰা হয়। ‘শীহৰী’ক প্ৰথমা (গোত্ৰমাতা/ধাৰা) বুলি জানিবা, আৰু ‘যক্ষিণী’ক দ্বিতীয়া।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice addressing a king)
Scene: A sage points to a lineage tree showing Bhṛgu and descendants (Cyavana, Āpnava, Āurva, Purodha, Sama); two feminine figures symbolizing Śīharī and Yakṣiṇī as gotra-mothers appear as protective presences.
FAQs
Sacred tradition is remembered through r̥ṣi-lineages and ancestral lines, preserving dharma across generations.
The Dharmāraṇya region is the narrative frame; this verse emphasizes lineage enumeration rather than tirtha praise.
None; the verse lists r̥ṣi names and identifies two lineage-mothers.