Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
त्रयीविद्यासु विख्याता लोकेऽस्मिन्नमितद्युते । चतुष्षष्टिकगोत्राणां वाडवा ये प्रतिष्ठिताः
trayīvidyāsu vikhyātā loke'sminnamitadyute | catuṣṣaṣṭikagotrāṇāṃ vāḍavā ye pratiṣṭhitāḥ
“Wahai yang bercahaya tanpa terhingga, di dunia ini mereka masyhur dalam ilmu Tri-Veda; dan mereka ditegakkan sebagai Vāḍava yang tergolong dalam enam puluh empat gotra.”
Śrī Mātā (context continues)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrī Rāma
Scene: The Mother enumerates the brāhmaṇas’ fame in the three Vedas; a visual motif shows 64 gotra-banners or emblems arranged in a mandala around a central sacred fire, with radiant learned brāhmaṇas seated in concentric order.
FAQs
Sacred order includes both learning (trayī-vidyā) and lineage discipline (gotra), preserving dharma across generations.
Dharmāraṇya is presented as a seat of Vedic renown and structured gotra-based community.
No explicit rite is mentioned; the emphasis is on Vedic learning and recognized lineage affiliation.