वडोद्रीयान्वये जाताश्चत्वारः प्रवराः स्मृताः । कुशः कुत्सश्च वत्सश्च भारद्वाजस्तथैव च
vaḍodrīyānvaye jātāścatvāraḥ pravarāḥ smṛtāḥ | kuśaḥ kutsaśca vatsaśca bhāradvājastathaiva ca
Sa angkang Vaḍodrīya, apat na prāvara ang inaalala: sina Kuśa, Kutsa, Vatsa, at gayundin si Bhāradvāja.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage or narrator enumerates pravaras to attentive students; palm-leaf manuscripts and a ritual fire are nearby, indicating the practical use of lineage recitation.
Spiritual life is rooted in remembrance—honoring ṛṣi-ancestors sustains dharma and sacred order.
No tīrtha is specified; the focus is on Vaḍodrīya lineage pravaras.
The verse supplies the four pravaras to be invoked when performing Vedic rites for this lineage.
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