Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
भृगुच्यवनाप्नवानौर्वपुरोध समेव च । शीहरी प्रथमा ज्ञेया द्वितीया यक्षिणी तथा
bhṛgucyavanāpnavānaurvapurodha sameva ca | śīharī prathamā jñeyā dvitīyā yakṣiṇī tathā
பிருகு, ச்யவன, ஆப்நவ, ஔர்வ, புரோத, சம ஆகியோரும் இவ்வம்சத்தில் கணிக்கப்படுகின்றனர். ‘சீஹரீ’யை முதல் (கோத்திரமாதா) என்றும், ‘யக்ஷிணீ’யை இரண்டாம் என்றும் அறிக.
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.