Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42
संगवात्सल्ययुक्ताश्च वेदशास्त्रेषु निश्चलाः । वत्सगोत्रे द्विजा भूप प्रवराः पंच एव हि
saṃgavātsalyayuktāśca vedaśāstreṣu niścalāḥ | vatsagotre dvijā bhūpa pravarāḥ paṃca eva hi
அரசே! வத்ஸ கோத்திரத் த்விஜர்கள் சங்கமும் வாத்ஸல்யமும் உடையவராய், வேத‑சாஸ்திரங்களில் நிலைத்தவர்கள்; அந்த வம்சத்தில் துல்லியமாக ஐந்து புகழ்பெற்ற ப்ரவரங்கள் உள்ளன।
Unspecified (narrator addressing a king within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa context)
Listener: King (bhūpa)
Scene: A king listens as a sage enumerates Vatsa-gotra brāhmaṇas and their five pravaras; a calm āśrama setting with palm-leaf manuscripts and a respectful courtly audience.
FAQs
Steadfastness in Vedic learning and affectionate conduct are upheld as the marks of a righteous brāhmaṇa lineage.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on dharmic genealogy within the Dharmāraṇya context.
The verse alludes to the pravara system used in Vedic rites, but it does not prescribe a specific ritual act here.