Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88
ये च भिन्नप्रपाप्रायास्त्रैविद्या मोढवंशजाः । तथा चातुर्वेदिनश्च कुर्वंति गोत्रपूजनम्
ye ca bhinnaprapāprāyāstraividyā moḍhavaṃśajāḥ | tathā cāturvedinaśca kurvaṃti gotrapūjanam
வேறுபட்ட மரபு-ஆசாரங்களில் ஈடுபடும், மூன்று வேதங்களில் தேர்ந்த மோ வம்சத்தினர், மேலும் நான்கு வேதங்களையும் அறிந்த சாத்துர்வேதிகள்—அனைவரும் கோத்திரப் பூஜை செய்கின்றனர்।
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Scene: A lineage-honoring worship: learned Brahmins reciting, a family altar with a small ṛṣi-symbol (pādukā or kuśa arrangement), offerings of water (tarpana) and flowers; subtle markers of regional attire indicating Moḍha tradition.
FAQs
Vedic learning is joined with ancestral responsibility: honoring one’s gotra is presented as a dharmic observance.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse discusses community/lineage practice within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
Gotra-pūjana—performing a rite of reverence to one’s gotra/ancestral lineage.