Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
भृगुच्यवनाप्नवानौर्वपुरोध समेव च । शीहरी प्रथमा ज्ञेया द्वितीया यक्षिणी तथा
bhṛgucyavanāpnavānaurvapurodha sameva ca | śīharī prathamā jñeyā dvitīyā yakṣiṇī tathā
भृगु, च्यवन, आप्नव, और्व, पुरोध आणि सम हेही (या परंपरेत) गणले जातात. शीहरी ही प्रथम (गोत्रमाता) जाणावी आणि यक्षिणी ही द्वितीया.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice addressing a king)
Scene: A sage points to a lineage tree showing Bhṛgu and descendants (Cyavana, Āpnava, Āurva, Purodha, Sama); two feminine figures symbolizing Śīharī and Yakṣiṇī as gotra-mothers appear as protective presences.
FAQs
Sacred tradition is remembered through r̥ṣi-lineages and ancestral lines, preserving dharma across generations.
The Dharmāraṇya region is the narrative frame; this verse emphasizes lineage enumeration rather than tirtha praise.
None; the verse lists r̥ṣi names and identifies two lineage-mothers.