Shloka 6
गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः
Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka
गच्छ त्वं ब्राह्मणग्रामं ततो गत्वा तमानय । अगस्त्यं गोत्रतश्नापि नामतश्नापि शर्मिणम्
gaccha tvaṃ brāhmaṇagrāmaṃ tato gatvā tam ānaya | agastyaṃ gotrataś cāpi nāmataś cāpi śarmiṇam ||
Bhīṣma said: “Go to the settlement of the brāhmaṇas. Having gone there, bring him here—Agastya, the auspicious one—identifying him both by his gotra (lineage) and by his very name.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes careful, respectful identification of a revered person—recognizing both lineage (gotra) and personal name—reflecting the dharmic importance of social identity, proper address, and precision when dealing with Brahmins and sages.
Bhīṣma issues a direct instruction to someone to go to a Brahmin settlement and fetch a particular person, specifying that the person to be brought is Agastya, to be identified unambiguously by both his gotra and his name.