Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
एक एव ऋषिर्यत्र प्रवरेष्वनुवर्तते । तावत्समानगोत्रत्वमृते भृग्वंगिरोगणात्
eka eva ṛṣiryatra pravareṣvanuvartate | tāvatsamānagotratvamṛte bhṛgvaṃgirogaṇāt
Là où, dans les pravara, ne fût‑ce qu’un seul nom de ṛṣi est commun, il y a, dans cette mesure, identité de gotra—sauf pour les groupes de Bhṛgu et d’Aṅgiras, auxquels s’appliquent des distinctions traditionnelles particulières.
Unspecified (general rule stated within the Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa discourse)
Scene: A teacher draws a simple diagram of overlapping circles labeled with ṛṣi-names; one circle is marked ‘Bhṛgu’ and another ‘Aṅgiras’ with a note ‘apavāda’ (exception).
FAQs
Lineage is to be treated with precision in dharma; even partial overlap in pravara is morally consequential for marriage rules.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a technical dharma guideline.
A rule for determining gotra-sameness via pravara overlap, used to avoid prohibited marriages.