Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 170
गोधरीयाश्च ये जाता ब्राह्मणा ज्ञानसत्तमाः । गोत्रत्रयमथो वक्ष्ये यथा चैवाप्यनुक्रमात्
godharīyāśca ye jātā brāhmaṇā jñānasattamāḥ | gotratrayamatho vakṣye yathā caivāpyanukramāt
Et ces brahmanes nés comme Godharīya—excellents en connaissance spirituelle—je vais maintenant exposer les trois gotra, selon l’ordre et la succession convenables.
Unspecified in excerpt (contextual narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narration to sages)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher-sage points to a three-part genealogical chart (symbolic) while students listen; behind them, the forest āśrama and a small altar indicate living tradition.
FAQs
Dharma is transmitted through ordered tradition—lineage, learning, and remembered sequence.
Dharmāraṇya is the contextual sacred region where these gotras are being enumerated.
None directly; it introduces an ordered listing of gotras.