Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65
देवी चचाई वै तेषां गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता । अस्मिन्गोत्रे तुये जाता दुर्बला दीनमा नसाः
devī cacāī vai teṣāṃ gotradevī prakīrtitā | asmingotre tuye jātā durbalā dīnamā nasāḥ
Dewi Cacāī dimasyhurkan sebagai dewi pelindung gotra mereka. Namun, mereka yang lahir dalam gotra ini dikatakan lemah dan berjiwa muram.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Cacāī-devī sthāna (kula-devī context)
Type: temple
Listener: nṛpa (implied)
Scene: A village shrine to Goddess Cacāī—simple yet potent—while members of the gotra appear physically frail or humble, heads bowed; the devī’s protective presence contrasts with human weakness.
FAQs
Lineage identity includes devotion to a gotradevī, yet personal qualities and conduct remain decisive in dharmic evaluation.
The verse is primarily genealogical/thematic within Dharmāraṇya; it does not name a specific tirtha.
Implicitly, veneration of the gotradevī (Cacāī) as the clan’s protective deity.