Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
तत्प्रवराण्यहं वक्ष्ये तथा गोत्राण्यनुक्रमात् । विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदल एव च
tatpravarāṇyahaṃ vakṣye tathā gotrāṇyanukramāt | viśvāmitro devarātastṛtīyaudala eva ca
اب میں انہی پرَوَروں کو اور اسی طرح گوترَوں کو ترتیب سے بیان کرتا ہوں: وِشوامِتر، دیورَات، تِرتییہ اور دَل بھی۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrator-sage announces he will list pravaras and gotras; disciples prepare to memorize; a writing board/manuscript is visible, emphasizing ordered enumeration.
FAQs
Order and clarity in dharma matters—properly knowing and stating one’s gotra and pravara supports sacred discipline.
None is directly glorified; the verse introduces an ordered listing of pravaras and gotras.
It signals the formal enumeration used in rites where gotra/pravara must be declared.