अपुत्रिण स्तथा रूक्षास्तेजोहीना द्विजोत्तमाः । भारद्वाजसगोत्रेयाः प्रवरैः पंचभिर्युताः
aputriṇa stathā rūkṣāstejohīnā dvijottamāḥ | bhāradvājasagotreyāḥ pravaraiḥ paṃcabhiryutāḥ
ତଥା ଦ୍ୱିଜୋତ୍ତମମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ କେହି କେହି ଅପୁତ୍ର, ରୂକ୍ଷସ୍ୱଭାବୀ ଓ ତେଜୋହୀନ ହୁଅନ୍ତି। ସେମାନେ ଭାରଦ୍ୱାଜସ ଗୋତ୍ରୀୟ ଏବଂ ପଞ୍ଚ ପ୍ରବରଯୁକ୍ତ ବୋଲି ଜଣାଯାନ୍ତି।
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Scene: A contrast tableau: dignified Bhāradvāja-gotra brāhmaṇas with sacred thread and ritual marks, yet some appear stern and dim in aura; beside them, a gentle luminous sage instructs, suggesting transformation from roughness to tejas through discipline.
Lineage markers exist alongside moral evaluation; dharma values tejas and character, not mere birth-identity.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse continues a gotra–pravara catalog.
Five pravaras are noted for the Bhāradvāja gotra, relevant to ritual identification.