Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69
चचाई वत्सगोत्रस्य शांता च कुत्सगोत्रजा । एतैस्त्रिभिः पंचभिश्च द्विजा ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणः
cacāī vatsagotrasya śāṃtā ca kutsagotrajā | etaistribhiḥ paṃcabhiśca dvijā brahmasvarūpiṇaḥ
ચચાઈ વત્સ ગોત્રની છે અને શાંતા કૂત્સ ગોત્રજ છે। આ ત્રણ તથા તે પાંચના કારણે આ દ્વિજોને બ્રહ્મસ્વરૂપ માનવામાં આવે છે।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A small assembly of dvijas identified by gotra, standing with humility; a subtle radiance suggests ‘brahma-svarūpa’ as inner light rather than external power.
FAQs
Puranic dharma links social-ritual identity (gotra/pravara) with a higher ideal: the dvija’s life should reflect brahma-svarūpa (spiritual nobility).
Dharmāraṇya as a sacred region is implied; the verse itself focuses on gotra affiliations rather than a named tirtha.
No explicit rite; the verse provides lineage markers used in ritual contexts (gotra/pravara identification).
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