Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 120
हाथीजणे च ये जाता वत्सा भारद्वाजास्तथा । ज्ञानजा यक्षिणी चैव गोत्रदेव्यौ प्रकी र्तिते
hāthījaṇe ca ye jātā vatsā bhāradvājāstathā | jñānajā yakṣiṇī caiva gotradevyau prakī rtite
Et ceux qui naissent à Hāthījaṇa sont les Vatsa, ainsi que les Bhāradvāja ; et l’on y proclame Jñānajā et Yakṣiṇī comme les deux Gotra-devī.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic teacher addressing a king; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Hāthījaṇa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A map-like narrative scene: the teacher points to a stylized grove labeled Hāthījaṇa; two groups of brāhmaṇas (Vatsa and Bhāradvāja) stand near twin shrines—one to Jñānajā (serene, book/rosary symbolism) and one to Yakṣiṇī (guardian, auspicious yet liminal).
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma preserves social-spiritual order by recording lineages alongside their protecting deities.
The Dharmāraṇya context is retained; this verse points to a sub-locality/community (Hāthījaṇa) rather than a famous pan-Indian tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it implies gotra-devī reverence and correct lineage identification in rites.