Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68
कौशिकवंशे ये जाताः प्रवरत्रयसंयुताः । विश्वामित्रोऽघर्मषी च कौशिकश्च तृतीयकः
kauśikavaṃśe ye jātāḥ pravaratrayasaṃyutāḥ | viśvāmitro'gharmaṣī ca kauśikaśca tṛtīyakaḥ
কৌশিক বংশত যিসকল জন্মে, তেওঁলোক প্ৰৱৰ-ত্ৰয়ৰে সৈতে সংযুক্ত। সেই ত্ৰয় প্ৰৱৰ—বিশ্বামিত্ৰ, অঘমৰ্ষণ, আৰু তৃতীয় কৌশিক।
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Scene: A seated assembly of brāhmaṇas in a forest āśrama, a teacher enumerating the Kauśika pravaras; behind him, symbolic portraits of the three ṛṣis—Viśvāmitra, Aghamarṣaṇa, and Kauśika—appearing as luminous seers above a ritual fire.
FAQs
Pravara remembrance links practitioners to ṛṣi-heritage, safeguarding ritual lineage and dharmic continuity.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse is a pravara listing for the Kauśika lineage.
The triad of pravaras is provided for correct invocation in Vedic rites.