The Roll of Villages, Gotras and Pravaras

Verse 1 (skanda.3.91.1)

ब्रह्मोवाच । शृणु पुत्र प्रवक्ष्यामि रहस्यं परमं मतम् । एते ब्रह्मविदः प्रोक्ताश्चातुर्विद्या महा द्विजाः ।

brahmovāca śṛṇu putra pravakṣyāmi rahasyaṁ paramaṁ matam ete brahmavidaḥ proktāś cāturvidyā mahā dvijāḥ

Brahma said: Listen, my child, I shall declare a supreme, secret teaching. These great twice-born, called the Chaturvidya, are known as knowers of Brahman —

Verse 2 (skanda.3.91.2)

स्वाध्यायाश्च वषट्काराः स्वधाकाराश्च नित्यशः । रामाज्ञापालकाश्चैव हनुमद्भक्तितत्पराः ।

svādhyāyāś ca vaṣaṭkārāḥ svadhākārāś ca nityaśaḥ rāmājñāpālakāś caiva hanumadbhaktitatparāḥ

— ever engaged in Vedic recitation, uttering the ritual exclamations vaṣaṭ and svadhā; upholders of Rama's command, and devoted to the worship of Hanuman.

Verse 3 (skanda.3.91.3)

एकदा तु ततो देवा ब्रह्माणं समुपागताः । ब्राह्मणान्द्रष्टुकामास्ते ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः ।

ekadā tu tato devā brahmāṇaṁ samupāgatāḥ brāhmaṇān draṣṭukāmās te brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ

Once, the gods, led by Brahma and Vishnu, came to Brahma, desiring to see those brahmins.

Verse 4 (skanda.3.91.4)

तान्देवानागतान्दृष्ट्वा स्वस्थानाच्चलितास्तु ते । अर्घपाद्यं पुरस्कृत्य मधुपर्कं तथैव च ।

tān devān āgatān dṛṣṭvā svasthānāc calitās tu te argapādyaṁ puraskṛtya madhuparkaṁ tathaiva ca

Seeing those gods arrive, the brahmins rose from their places, bringing forward arghya, pādya, and madhuparka.

Verse 5 (skanda.3.91.5)

पूजयित्वा ततो विप्रा देवान्ब्रह्मपुरोगमान्। ब्रह्मात्र उपविष्टास्ते वेदानुच्चारयन्ति हि ।

pūjayitvā tato viprā devān brahmapurogamān brahmātra upaviṣṭās te vedān uccārayanti hi

Having worshipped the gods led by Brahma, the brahmins, seated there, recited the Vedas.

Verse 6 (skanda.3.91.6)

संहितां च पदं चैव क्रमं घनं तथैव च । उच्चैः स्वरेण कुर्वीत ऋचामृग्वेदसंहिताम् ।

saṁhitāṁ ca padaṁ caiva kramaṁ ghanaṁ tathaiva ca uccaiḥ svareṇa kurvīta ṛcām ṛgvedasaṁhitām

They recited, in a loud voice, the verses of the Rigveda Samhita in the Saṁhitā, Pada, Krama, and Ghana methods of recitation.

Verse 7 (skanda.3.91.7)

सामगाश्च प्रकुर्वंति स्तोत्राणि विविधानि च । शास्त्राणि च तथा याज्यापुरोनुवाक्या स्तथा ।

sāmagāś ca prakurvanti stotrāṇi vividhāni ca śāstrāṇi ca tathā yājyāpuronuvākyās tathā

The Sāma-chanters performed manifold hymns, treatises, and the sacrificial and preliminary recitations.

Verse 8 (skanda.3.91.8)

चतुरक्षरं परं चैव चतुरक्षरमेव च । द्व्यक्षरं च तथा पंचाक्षरं द्वयक्षरमेव च । एतद्यज्ञस्वरूपं च यो जपेज्ज्ञानपूर्वकम् ।

caturakṣaraṁ paraṁ caiva caturakṣaram eva ca dvyakṣaraṁ ca tathā pañcākṣaraṁ dvyakṣaram eva ca etad yajñasvarūpaṁ ca yo japej jñānapūrvakam

The supreme four-syllabled formula, and again the four-syllabled, the two-syllabled, then the five-syllabled, and again the two-syllabled — whoever recites this true form of the sacrifice with knowledge —

Verse 9 (skanda.3.91.9)

अंते ब्रह्म पदप्राप्तिः सत्यंसत्यं वदाम्यहम् । एकाग्रमानसाः सर्वे वेदपाठरता द्विजाः ।

ante brahma padaprāptiḥ satyaṁ satyaṁ vadāmy aham ekāgramānasāḥ sarve vedapāṭharatā dvijāḥ

— attains, in the end, the very state of Brahman; I speak the truth, the very truth. All those brahmins, with focused minds, were devoted to Vedic recitation.

Verse 10 (skanda.3.91.10)

तेषामंगणदेशेषु कण्डूयन्ते कचान्मृगाः । ब्राह्मणा वेदमातां च जपंति विधिपूर्वकम्।

teṣām aṅgaṇadeśeṣu kaṇḍūyante kacān mṛgāḥ brāhmaṇā vedamātāṁ ca japanti vidhipūrvakam

In the courtyards of their homes, deer scratched their coats without fear; the brahmins duly recited the mother of the Vedas (the Gayatri).

Verse 11 (skanda.3.91.11)

हस्ते धृतांश्च तैर्दर्भान्भक्षंते मृगपोतकाः। निर्वैरं तं तदा दृष्ट्वा आश्रमं गृहमेधिनाम् ।

haste dhṛtāṁś ca tair darbhān bhakṣante mṛgapotakāḥ nirvairaṁ taṁ tadā dṛṣṭvā āśramaṁ gṛhamedhinām

Fawns nibbled at the kusha-grass held in their hands; seeing that peaceful, hostility-free hermitage of the householders —

Verse 12 (skanda.3.91.12)

तुतुषुः परमं देवा ऊचुस्ते च परस्परम्। त्रेतायुगमिदानीं च सर्वे धर्मपरायणाः।

tutuṣuḥ paramaṁ devā ūcus te ca parasparam tretāyugam idānīṁ ca sarve dharmaparāyaṇāḥ

— the gods were supremely pleased, and said among themselves: "It is as if this were still the Treta Yuga — everyone here is devoted to dharma."

Verse 13 (skanda.3.91.13)

कलिर्दुष्टस्तथा प्रोक्तः किं करिष्यति पापकः। चातुर्विद्यान्समाहूय ऊचुस्ते त्रय एव च।

kalir duṣṭas tathā proktaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati pāpakaḥ cāturvidyān samāhūya ūcus te traya eva ca

"Kali is said to be so wicked — what could that sinful age possibly do here?" Then those three gods summoned the Chaturvidya and said —

Verse 14 (skanda.3.91.14)

वृत्त्यर्थं भवतां चैव त्रैविद्यानां तथैव च । विभागं वः प्रदास्यामो यथावत्प्रतिपाल्यताम्।

vṛttyarthaṁ bhavatāṁ caiva trai vidyānāṁ tathaiva ca vibhāgaṁ vaḥ pradāsyāmo yathāvat pratipālyatām

"For the sake of your livelihood, and that of the Trayividya too, we shall grant you a division; let it be duly upheld."

Verse 15 (skanda.3.91.15)

ये वणिजः पुरा प्रोक्ताः षट्त्रिंशच्च सहस्रकाः । त्रिसहस्रास्तु त्रैविद्या दशपंचसहस्रकाः ।

ye vaṇijaḥ purā proktāḥ ṣaṭtriṁśac ca sahasrakāḥ trisahasrās tu trai vidyā daśapañcasahasrakāḥ

"The merchants who were formerly said to number thirty-six thousand; the Trayividya number three thousand, and the Chaturvidya, fifteen thousand —"

Verse 16 (skanda.3.91.16)

चातुर्विद्यास्तथा प्रोक्ता अन्योन्यं वृत्तिमाश्रिताः । सत्रिभागास्तु त्रैविद्याश्चतुर्भागास्तु चात्रिणः ।

cāturvidyās tathā proktā anyonyaṁ vṛttim āśritāḥ satribhāgās tu trai vidyāś caturbhāgās tu cātriṇaḥ

"— thus were the Chaturvidya designated, each dependent upon the other's livelihood. A three-part share belongs to the Trayividya, and a four-part share to the Chaturvidya."

Verse 17 (skanda.3.91.17)

वणिजां गृहमागत्य पौरोहित्यस्य नित्यशः । भागं विभज्य संप्रापुः काजेशेन विनिर्मिताः ।

vaṇijāṁ gṛham āgatya paurohityasya nityaśaḥ bhāgaṁ vibhajya saṁprāpuḥ kājeśena vinirmitāḥ

Coming regularly to the merchants' homes to perform priestly duties, those brahmins, fashioned by Kājeśa, receive their portion, duly divided.

Verse 18 (skanda.3.91.18)

परस्परं न विवाहश्चातुर्विद्यत्रिविद्ययोः । चातुर्विद्या मया प्रोक्तास्त्रिविद्यास्तु तथैव च ।

parasparaṁ na vivāhaś cāturvidyatrividyayoḥ cāturvidyā mayā proktās trividyās tu tathaiva ca

"There shall be no intermarriage between the Chaturvidya and the Trividya (Trayividya). Thus have I declared both the Chaturvidya and the Trividya."

Verse 19 (skanda.3.91.19)

त्रैविभागेन त्रैविद्याश्चतुर्भागेन चात्रिणः । एवं ज्ञातिविभागस्तु काजेशेन विनिर्मितः ।

trai vibhāgena trai vidyāś caturbhāgena cātriṇaḥ evaṁ jñātivibhāgas tu kājeśena vinirmitaḥ

"The Trayividya by a three-part division, and the Chaturvidya by a four-part division." Thus was the division of this community established by Kājeśa.

Verse 20 (skanda.3.91.20)

कृतकृत्यास्तु ते विप्राः प्रणेमुस्तान्सुरोत्तमान् । वृत्तिं दत्त्वा ततो देवाः स्वस्थानं च प्रतस्थिरे ।

kṛtakṛtyās tu te viprāḥ praṇemus tān surottamān vṛttiṁ dattvā tato devāḥ svasthānaṁ ca pratasthire

Their purpose fulfilled, the brahmins bowed to those excellent gods; then, having granted their livelihood, the gods departed for their own realms.

Verse 21 (skanda.3.91.21)

पंचपंचाशद्ग्रामाणां ते द्विजाश्च निवासिनः । चतुर्विद्यास्तु ते प्रोक्तास्तदादि तु त्रिविद्यकाः ।

pañcapañcāśadgrāmāṇāṁ te dvijāś ca nivāsinaḥ caturvidyās tu te proktās tadādi tu trividyakāḥ

Those twice-born who dwelt in the fifty-five villages came to be called the Chaturvidya; and from that time, the others came to be called the Trividya (Trayividya).

Verse 22 (skanda.3.91.22)

चातुर्विद्यस्य गोत्राणि दशपंच तथैव च । भारद्वाजस्तथा वत्सः कौशिकः कुश एव च ।

cāturvidyasya gotrāṇi daśapañca tathaiva ca bhāradvājas tathā vatsaḥ kauśikaḥ kuśa eva ca

The Chaturvidya have fifteen gotras — Bhāradvāja, Vatsa, Kauśika, and Kuśa —

Verse 23 (skanda.3.91.23)

शांडिल्यः कश्यपश्चैव गौतमश्छादनस्तथा । जातूकर्ण्यस्तथा कुंतो वशिष्ठो धारणस्तथा ।

śāṇḍilyaḥ kaśyapaś caiva gautamaś chādanas tathā jātūkarṇyas tathā kunto vaśiṣṭho dhāraṇas tathā

— Śāṇḍilya, Kāśyapa, Gautama, Chādana, Jātūkarṇya, Kunta, Vasiṣṭha, and Dhāraṇa —

Verse 24 (skanda.3.91.24)

आत्रेयो मांडिलश्चैव लौगाक्षश्च ततः परम् । स्वस्थानानां च नामानि प्रवक्ष्याम्यनुपूर्वशः ।

ātreyo māṇḍilaś caiva laugākṣaś ca tataḥ param svasthānānāṁ ca nāmāni pravakṣyāmy anupūrvaśaḥ

— Ātreya, Māṇḍila, and Laugākṣa — thus the fifteen gotras. Now I shall declare the names of their native villages, in due order.

Verse 25 (skanda.3.91.25)

सीतापूरं च श्रीक्षेत्रं मगोडी च तथा स्मृता । ज्येठलोजस्तथा चैव शेरथा च ततः परम् ।

sītāpūraṁ ca śrīkṣetraṁ magoḍī ca tathā smṛtā jyeṭhalojas tathā caiva śerathā ca tataḥ param

Sītāpura, and Śrīkṣetra, and Magoḍī, as remembered; and Jyeṭhaloja, and then Śerathā —

Verse 26 (skanda.3.91.26)

छेदे ताली वनोडी च गोव्यंदली तथैव च । कंटाचोषली चैव कोहेचं चंदनस्तथा ।

chede tālī vanoḍī ca govyaṁdalī tathaiva ca kaṇṭācoṣalī caiva kohecaṁ candanas tathā

— Chedetālī, Vanoḍī, Govyandalī, Kaṇṭācoṣalī, Kohecha, and Candana —

Verse 27 (skanda.3.91.27)

थलग्रामश्च सोहं च हाथंजं कपडवाणकम् । व्रजन्होरी च वनोडी च फीणां वगोलं दृणस्तथा ।

thalagrāmaś ca sohaṁ ca hāthaṁjaṁ kapaḍavāṇakam vrajanhorī ca vanoḍī ca phīṇāṁ vagolaṁ dṛṇas tathā

— Thalagrāma, Soham, Hāthañja, Kapaḍvāṇaka, Vrajanhorī, Vanoḍī, Phīṇāṁ, Vagolaṁ, and Dṛṇa —

Verse 28 (skanda.3.91.28)

थलजा चारणं सिद्धा भालजाश्च ततः परम् । महोवी आईया मलीआ गोधरी आमतः परम् ।

thalajā cāraṇaṁ siddhā bhālajāś ca tataḥ param mahovī āīyā malīā godharī āmataḥ param

— Thalajā, Cāraṇasiddhā, Bhālajā, Mahovī, Āīyā, Malīā, and Godharī —

Verse 29 (skanda.3.91.29)

वाठसुहाली तथा चैव माणजा सानदीयास्तथा । आनन्दीया पाटडीअ टीकोलीया ततः परम् ।

vāṭhasuhālī tathā caiva māṇajā sānadīyās tathā ānandīyā pāṭaḍīa ṭīkolīyā tataḥ param

— Vāṭhasuhālī, Māṇajā, Sānadīyā, Ānandīyā, Pāṭaḍīā, and Ṭīkolīyā —

Verse 30 (skanda.3.91.30)

गंभी धणीआ मात्रा च नातमोरास्तथैव च । वलोला रांत्यजाश्चैव रूपोला बोधणीच वै ।

gaṁbhī dhaṇīā mātrā ca nātamorās tathaiva ca valolā rāntyajāś caiva rūpolā bodhaṇī ca vai

— Gaṁbhīdhaṇīā, Mātrā, Nātamorā, Valolā, Rāntyajā, Rūpolā, and Bodhaṇī —

Verse 31 (skanda.3.91.31)

छत्रोटा अलु एवा च वासतडीआमतः परम् । जाषासणा गोतीया च चरणीया दुधीयास्तथा ।

chatroṭā alu evā ca vāsataḍīā ataḥ param jāṣāsaṇā gotīyā ca caraṇīyā dudhīyās tathā

— Chatroṭā, Aluevā, Vāsataḍīā, Jāṣāsaṇā, Gotīyā, Caraṇīyā, and Dudhīyā —

Verse 32 (skanda.3.91.32)

हालोला वैहोला च असाला नालाडास्तथा । देहोलो सौहासीया च संहालीयास्तथैव च ।

hālolā vaiholā ca asālā nālāḍās tathā deholo sauhāsīyā ca saṁhālīyās tathaiva ca

— Hālolā, Vaiholā, Asālā, Nālāḍā, Deholo, Sauhāsīyā, and Saṁhālīyā.

Verse 33 (skanda.3.91.33)

स्वस्थानं पंचपत्ताशद्ग्रामा एते ह्यनुक्रमात् । दत्ता रामेण विधिवत्कृत्वा विप्रेभ्य एव च ।

svasthānaṁ pañcapattāśadgrāmā ete hy anukramāt dattā rāmeṇa vidhivat kṛtvā viprebhya eva ca

These fifty-five native villages, in due order, are those that Rama duly gave, according to proper rite, to the brahmins.

Verse 34 (skanda.3.91.34)

अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि स्वस्थानस्य च गोत्रजान्। तथा हि प्रवरांश्चैव यथावद्विधिपूर्वकम् ।

ataḥ paraṁ pravakṣyāmi svasthānasya ca gotrajān tathā hi pravarāṁś caiva yathāvad vidhipūrvakam

Now I shall next declare the gotras born of each native village, along with their pravaras, exactly and duly.

Verse 35 (skanda.3.91.35)

ज्ञात्वा तु गोत्रदेवीं च तथा प्रवरमेव च । स्वस्थानं जायते चैव द्विजाः स्वस्थानवासिनः ।

jñātvā tu gotradevīṁ ca tathā pravaram eva ca svasthānaṁ jāyate caiva dvijāḥ svasthānavāsinaḥ

By knowing the gotra-devi and the pravara, one comes to know one's own native village; the twice-born are the residents of their respective native villages.

Verse 36 (skanda.3.91.36)

नारद उवाच । कथं च जायते गोत्रं कथं तु ज्ञायते कुलम् । कथं वा ज्ञायते देवी तद्वदस्व यथार्थतः ।

nārada uvāca kathaṁ ca jāyate gotraṁ kathaṁ tu jñāyate kulam kathaṁ vā jñāyate devī tad vadasva yathārthataḥ

Narada said: How does a gotra arise? How is one's lineage known? How, too, is the goddess known? Tell me this truthfully.

Verse 37 (skanda.3.91.37)

ब्रह्मोवाच । सीतापुरं तु प्रथमं प्रवरद्वयमेव च । कुशवत्सौ तथा चात्र मया ते परिकीर्त्तितौ ।

brahmovāca sītāpuraṁ tu prathamaṁ pravaradvayam eva ca kuśavatsau tathā cātra mayā te parikīrtitau

Brahma said: Sītāpura is the first; it has two pravaras, Kuśa and Vatsa, as I have declared to you.

Verse 38 (skanda.3.91.38)

श्रीक्षेत्रे द्वितीयं चैव गोत्राणां त्रयमेव च । छांदनसस्तथा वत्सस्तृतीयं कुशमेव च ।

śrīkṣetre dvitīyaṁ caiva gotrāṇāṁ trayam eva ca chāndanasas tathā vatsas tṛtīyaṁ kuśam eva ca

Śrīkṣetra is the second; it has three gotras — Chāndanasa, Vatsa, and third, Kuśa.

Verse 39 (skanda.3.91.39)

तृतीये मुद्गलं चैव कुशभारद्वाजमेव च । शोहोली च चतुर्थं वै कुशप्रवरमेव च।

tṛtīye mudgalaṁ caiva kuśabhāradvājam eva ca śoholī ca caturthaṁ vai kuśapravaram eva ca

In the third (Magoḍī), the gotras are Mudgala, Kuśa, and Bhāradvāja. Śoholī is the fourth, its pravara being Kuśa alone.

Verse 40 (skanda.3.91.40)

ज्येष्ठला पंचमश्चैव वत्सकुशौ प्रकीर्त्तितौ । श्रेयस्थानं हि षष्ठं वै भारद्वाजः कुशस्तथा।

jyeṣṭhalā pañcamaś caiva vatsakuśau prakīrtitau śreyasthānaṁ hi ṣaṣṭhaṁ vai bhāradvājaḥ kuśas tathā

Jyeṣṭhalā is the fifth; its gotras are declared to be Vatsa and Kuśa. Śreyasthāna is the sixth; its gotras are Bhāradvāja and Kuśa.

Verse 41 (skanda.3.91.41)

दंताली सप्तमं चैव भारद्वाजः कुशस्तथा । वटस्थानमष्टमं च निबोध सुतसत्तम।

dantālī saptamaṁ caiva bhāradvājaḥ kuśas tathā vaṭasthānam aṣṭamaṁ ca nibodha sutasattama

Dantālī is the seventh; its gotras are Bhāradvāja and Kuśa. Vaṭasthāna is the eighth — learn of it too, O excellent son —

Verse 42 (skanda.3.91.42)

तत्र गोत्रं कुशं कुत्सं भारद्वाजं तथैव च । राज्ञः पुरं नवमं च भारद्वाजप्रवरमेव च ।

tatra gotraṁ kuśaṁ kutsaṁ bhāradvājaṁ tathaiva ca rājñaḥ puraṁ navamaṁ ca bhāradvājapravaram eva ca

— there, the gotras are Kuśa, Kutsa, and Bhāradvāja. Rājñaḥpura is the ninth; its pravara is Bhāradvāja alone.

Verse 43 (skanda.3.91.43)

कृष्णवाटं दशमं चैव कुशप्रवरमेव च । दहलोडमेकादशं वत्सप्रवरमेव हि ।

kṛṣṇavāṭaṁ daśamaṁ caiva kuśapravaram eva ca dahaloḍam ekādaśaṁ vatsapravaram eva hi

Kṛṣṇavāṭa is the tenth; its pravara is Kuśa alone. Dahaloḍa is the eleventh; its pravara is Vatsa alone.

Verse 44 (skanda.3.91.44)

चेखलीद्वादशं पौककुशप्रवरमेव च ।

cekhalī dvādaśaṁ paukakuśapravaram eva ca

Cekhalī is the twelfth; its pravaras are Pauka and Kuśa.

Verse 45 (skanda.3.91.45)

चांचोदखे देहोलोडी आत्रयश्च वत्सकुत्सकश्चैव । भारद्वाजीकोणाया च भारद्वाजगोलंदृणाशकुस्तथा ।

cāñcodakhe deholoḍī ātrayaś ca vatsakutsakaś caiva bhāradvājīkoṇāyā ca bhāradvājagolaṁdṛṇāśakus tathā

At Cāñcodakhe and Deholoḍī, the gotras are Ātreya, Vatsa, and Kutsa; at Bhāradvājīkoṇāyā and Golaṁdṛṇāśa, the gotra is Bhāradvāja.

Verse 46 (skanda.3.91.46)

थलत्यजाद्वये चैव कुशधारणमेव च । नारणसिद्धा च स्वस्थानं कुत्सं गोत्रं प्रकीर्तितम् ।

thalatyajādvaye caiva kuśadhāraṇam eva ca nāraṇasiddhā ca svasthānaṁ kutsaṁ gotraṁ prakīrtitam

In both villages of Thalatyajā, the gotras are Kuśa and Dhāraṇa; at the native village Nāraṇasiddhā, the gotra declared is Kutsa.

Verse 47 (skanda.3.91.47)

भालजां कुत्सवत्सौ च मोहोवी आकुशस्तथा । ईयाश्लीआ शांडिलश्च गोधरीपात्रमेव च ।

bhālajāṁ kutsavatsau ca mohovī ākuśas tathā īyāślīā śāṇḍilaś ca godharīpātram eva ca

At Bhālajā, the gotras are Kutsa and Vatsa; at Mohovī, the gotra is Kuśa; at Īyāślīā, the gotra is Śāṇḍilya; at Godharī, the gotra is Pātra (Dhāraṇa).

Verse 48 (skanda.3.91.48)

आनंदीया द्वे चैव भारद्वाजशांडिलश्चैव पाटडीआ कुशमेव च ।

ānandīyā dve caiva bhāradvājaśāṇḍilaś caiva pāṭaḍīā kuśam eva ca

At Ānandīyā there are two gotras — Bhāradvāja and Śāṇḍilya; at Pāṭaḍīā, the gotra is Kuśa.

Verse 49 (skanda.3.91.49)

वांसडीआश्चैव जास्वा कौत्समणा वत्सआत्रेयौ गीता आकुशगौतमौ ।

vāṁsaḍīāś caiva jāsvā kautsamaṇā vatsātreyau gītā ākuśagautamau

At Vāṁsaḍīā, the gotra is Kautsa; at Jāsvā, the gotras are Vatsa and Ātreya; at Gītā (Gotīyā), the gotras are Kuśa and Gautama.

Verse 50 (skanda.3.91.50)

चरणीआ भारद्वाजः दुधीआधारणसा हि अहो सोन्नामांडिल्यस्तथा ।

caraṇīā bhāradvājaḥ dudhīādhāraṇasā hi aho sonnāmāṇḍilyas tathā

At Caraṇīā, the gotra is Bhāradvāja; at Dudhīā, the gotra is Dhāraṇa; and at another place, the gotra is Māṇḍilya.

Verse 51 (skanda.3.91.51)

वेलोला हुराश्चैवा असाला कुशश्चैव धारणा च द्वितीय कम् ।

velolā hurāś caivā asālā kuśaś caiva dhāraṇā ca dvitīyakam

At Velolā, the gotra is Hurā; at Asālā, the gotra is Kuśa, and a second gotra there is Dhāraṇa.

Verse 52 (skanda.3.91.52)

नालोला वत्सधारणीया च देलोला कुत्समेव च । सोहासीया भारद्वाजकुशवत्समेव च ।

nālolā vatsadhāraṇīyā ca delolā kutsam eva ca sohāsīyā bhāradvājakuśavatsam eva ca

At Nālolā, the gotras are Vatsa and Dhāraṇa; at Delolā, the gotra is Kutsa; at Sohāsīyā, the gotras are Bhāradvāja, Kuśa, and Vatsa.

Verse 53 (skanda.3.91.53)

सुहालीआ वत्सं वै प्रोक्तं गोत्राणि यथाक्रमम् । मया प्रोक्तानि चैवात्र स्वस्थानानि यथाक्रमम्।

suhālīā vatsaṁ vai proktaṁ gotrāṇi yathākramam mayā proktāni caivātra svasthānāni yathākramam

At Suhālīā, the gotra declared is Vatsa. Thus have I now told, in due order, the gotras of all these native villages.

Verse 54 (skanda.3.91.54)

[सीतापुरे] ये प्रोक्ताः कुशो वत्सस्तथैव च । विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयो दलमेव च । भार्गवच्यावनाप्नवानौर्वजमदग्निरेव हि । वत्सा शेषा बुटला गोत्रदेव्यः प्रकीर्तिताः । इति प्रथमं गोत्रम् ।। १ ।।

[sītāpure] ye proktāḥ kuśo vatsas tathaiva ca viśvāmitro devarātas tṛtīyo dala eva ca bhārgavacyāvanāpnavānaurvajamadagnir eva hi vatsā śeṣā buṭalā gotradevyaḥ prakīrtitāḥ iti prathamaṁ gotram. 1.

In Sītāpura, as declared, the gotras are Kuśa and Vatsa. Kuśa's pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala. Vatsa's pravaras are Bhṛgu, Cyavana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, and Jamadagni. Their gotra-devis are declared as Vatsā, Śeṣā, and Buṭalā. Thus ends the first gotra (village entry).

Verse 55 (skanda.3.91.55)

श्रीक्षेत्रं द्वितीयं प्रोक्तं गोत्रद्वितयमेव च । छांदनसस्तथा वत्सं देवी द्वितयमेव च ।

śrīkṣetraṁ dvitīyaṁ proktaṁ gotradvitayam eva ca chāndanasas tathā vatsaṁ devī dvitayam eva ca

Śrīkṣetra is declared the second; it has two gotras — Chāndanasa and Vatsa — and two gotra-devis.

Verse 56 (skanda.3.91.56)

आंगिरसांबरीषश्च यौवनाश्वस्तथैव च । भृगुच्यवनआप्नवानौर्वजमदग्निमेव च ।

āṅgirasāmbarīṣaś ca yauvanāśvas tathaiva ca bhṛgucyavanāpnavānaurvajamadagnim eva ca

Chāndanasa's pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Āmbarīṣa, and Yauvanāśva; Vatsa's pravaras are Bhṛgu, Cyavana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, and Jamadagni.

Verse 57 (skanda.3.91.57)

देवी भट्टारिका प्रोक्ता द्वितीया शेपला तथा । एतद्वंशोद्भवा ये च शृणु तान्मुनिसत्तम ।

devī bhaṭṭārikā proktā dvitīyā śepalā tathā etadvaṁśodbhavā ye ca śṛṇu tān munisattama

The first goddess is declared to be Bhaṭṭārikā, and the second, Śepalā. O best of sages, hear too of those born in this lineage —

Verse 58 (skanda.3.91.58)

सक्रोधनाः सदाचाराः श्रौतस्मार्तक्रियापराः । पंचयज्ञरता नित्यं संबंधसंमाश्रिताः । क्षतज्ञाः क्रतुजाश्चैव ते सर्वे नृपसत्तमाः । इति द्वितीयगोत्रम् ।। २ ।।

sakrodhanāḥ sadācārāḥ śrautasmārtakriyāparāḥ pañcayajñaratā nityaṁ saṁbandhasaṁmāśritāḥ kṣatajñāḥ kratujāś caiva te sarve nṛpasattamāḥ iti dvitīyagotram. 2.

They are quick to anger by nature yet of good conduct, devoted to Vedic and traditional rites; ever engaged in the five daily sacrifices, bound by ties of kinship, grateful for kindness, and skilled in sacrificial ritual, O best of kings. Thus ends the second gotra (village entry).

Verse 59 (skanda.3.91.59)

तृतीयं मगोडोआ वै गोत्रद्वितयमेव च । भारद्वाजस्तथा कुत्सं देवी द्वितयमेव च ।

tṛtīyaṁ magoḍoā vai gotradvitayam eva ca bhāradvājas tathā kutsaṁ devī dvitayam eva ca

Magoḍā is the third; it has two gotras — Bhāradvāja and Kutsa — and two gotra-devis.

Verse 60 (skanda.3.91.60)

आंगिरसबार्हस्पत्यभारद्वाजस्तथैव च । विश्वामित्रदेव रातौप्रवरत्रयमेव च ।

āṅgirasabārhaspatyabhāradvājas tathaiva ca viśvāmitradevaratau pravaratrayam eva ca

Bhāradvāja's pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, and Bhāradvāja; Kutsa's three pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta (and Udala).

Verse 61 (skanda.3.91.61)

शेषला बुधला प्रोक्ताधारशांतिस्तथैव च । अस्मिन्ग्रामे च ये जाता ब्राह्मणाः सत्यवादिनः ।

śeṣalā budhalā proktā dhāraśāntis tathaiva ca asmin grāme ca ye jātā brāhmaṇāḥ satyavādinaḥ

Their gotra-devis are declared to be Śeṣalā and Budhalā (Dhāraśānti). The brahmins born in this village are speakers of truth —

Verse 62 (skanda.3.91.62)

द्विजपूजाक्रिया युक्ता नानायज्ञक्रियापराः । अस्मिन्गोत्रे समुत्पन्ना द्विजाः सर्वे मुनीश्वराः । इति तृतीयगोत्रम् ।। ३ ।।

dvijapūjākriyā yuktā nānāyajñakriyāparāḥ asmin gotre samutpannā dvijāḥ sarve munīśvarāḥ iti tṛtīyagotram. 3.

— devoted to the rites of honoring brahmins, engaged in manifold sacrificial rites. All the twice-born born in this gotra are like great sages. Thus ends the third gotra.

Verse 63 (skanda.3.91.63)

चतुर्थं शीहोलियाग्रामं गोत्रद्वित यमेव च। विश्वामित्रदेवराततृतीयौदलमेव च ।

caturthaṁ śīholiyāgrāmaṁ gotradvitayam eva ca viśvāmitradevarātatṛtīyaudalam eva ca

Śīholiyā village is the fourth; it has two gotras. Its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala.

Verse 64 (skanda.3.91.64)

देवी चचाई वै तेषां गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता। अस्मिन्गोत्रे तुये जाता दुर्बला दीनमानसाः।

devī cacāī vai teṣāṁ gotradevī prakīrtitā asmin gotre tu ye jātā durbalā dīnamānasāḥ

Their gotra-devi is declared to be Cacāī. Those born in this gotra are of weak constitution and downcast spirit —

Verse 65 (skanda.3.91.65)

असत्यभाषिणो विप्रा लोभिनो नृपसत्तम। सर्व्वविद्याप्रवीणाश्च ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मसत्तम। इति चतुर्थं स्थानम्।।४।।

asatyabhāṣiṇo viprā lobhino nṛpasattama sarvavidyāpravīṇāś ca brāhmaṇā brahmasattama iti caturthaṁ sthānam. 4.

— O best of kings, these brahmins are untruthful and greedy; yet, O best knower of Brahman, they are skilled in every branch of learning. Thus ends the fourth village entry.

Verse 66 (skanda.3.91.66)

ज्येष्ठलोजा पंचमं च स्वस्थानं प्रतिकीर्तितम्। वत्सशीया कुत्सशीया प्रवरद्वितयं स्मृतम्।

jyeṣṭhalojā pañcamaṁ ca svasthānaṁ pratikīrtitam vatsaśīyā kutsaśīyā pravaradvitayaṁ smṛtam

Jyeṣṭhalojā is declared the fifth native village; its two pravara-groups are remembered as Vatsa and Kutsa.

Verse 67 (skanda.3.91.67)

आंगिरसो बार्हस्पत्यो यौवनाश्वभृगुच्यवनआप्नोर्वजमदग्निस्तथैव हि ।

āṅgiraso bārhaspatyo yauvanāśvabhṛgucyavanāpnorvajamadagnis tathaiva hi

Their pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, Yauvanāśva; and Bhṛgu, Cyavana, Āpnuvāna, Aurva, Jamadagni.

Verse 68 (skanda.3.91.68)

चचाई वत्सगोत्रस्य शांता च कुत्सगोत्रजा । एतैस्त्रिभिः पंचभिश्च द्विजा ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणः ।

cacāī vatsagotrasya śāntā ca kutsagotrajā etais tribhiḥ pañcabhiś ca dvijā brahmasvarūpiṇaḥ

The gotra-devi of the Vatsa gotra is Cacāī; of the Kutsa gotra, Śāntā. Endowed with these three and five pravaras, these twice-born partake of the very nature of Brahman —

Verse 69 (skanda.3.91.69)

शांता दांताः सुशीलाश्च धन पुत्रैश्च संयुताः । वेदाध्ययनहीनाश्च कुशलाः सर्वकर्मसु।

śāntā dāntāḥ suśīlāś ca dhanaputraiś ca saṁyutāḥ vedādhyayanahīnāś ca kuśalāḥ sarvakarmasu

— peaceful, self-controlled, of good character, blessed with wealth and sons; somewhat lacking in Vedic study, yet skilled in every undertaking.

Verse 70 (skanda.3.91.70)

सुरूपाश्च सदाचाराः सर्वधर्मेषु निष्ठिताः । दानधर्म्मरताः सर्वे अत्रजा जलदा द्विजाः । इति पंचमं स्थानम्।।५।।

surūpāś ca sadācārāḥ sarvadharmeṣu niṣṭhitāḥ dānadharmaratāḥ sarve atrajā jaladā dvijāḥ iti pañcamaṁ sthānam. 5.

They are handsome, of good conduct, firmly established in every dharma; all devoted to the rite of giving, generous, water-like twice-born. Thus ends the fifth village entry.

Verse 71 (skanda.3.91.71)

शेरथाग्रामेषु वै जाताः प्रवरद्वयसंयुताः । कुशभारद्वाजाश्चैव देवीद्वयं तथैव च ।

śerathāgrāmeṣu vai jātāḥ pravaradvayasaṁyuktāḥ kuśabhāradvājāś caiva devīdvayaṁ tathaiva ca

Those born in the villages of Śerathā are joined with two pravara-groups — Kuśa and Bhāradvāja — and two gotra-devis.

Verse 72 (skanda.3.91.72)

विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौ दल एव च । आंगिरसबार्हस्पत्यभारद्वाजास्तथैव च।

viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyau dala eva ca āṅgirasabārhaspatyabhāradvājās tathaiva ca

Their pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, third Udala; and Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, Bhāradvāja.

Verse 73 (skanda.3.91.73)

कमला च महालक्ष्मीर्द्वितीया यक्षिणी तथा। अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाताः श्रौतस्मार्त्तरता बुधाः।

kamalā ca mahālakṣmīr dvitīyā yakṣiṇī tathā asmin gotre ca ye jātāḥ śrautasmārtaratā budhāḥ

Their gotra-devis are Kamalā (Mahālakṣmī), and the second, Yakṣiṇī. Those born in this gotra are learned, devoted to Vedic and traditional rites —

Verse 74 (skanda.3.91.74)

वेदाध्ययनशीलाश्च तापसाश्चारिमर्द्दनाः। रोषिणो लोभिनो दुष्टा यजने याजने रताः। ब्रह्मक्रियापराः सर्वे ब्राह्मणास्ते मयोदिताः। इति षष्ठं स्थानम्।।६।।

vedādhyayanaśīlāś ca tāpasāś cārimardanāḥ roṣiṇo lobhino duṣṭā yajane yājane ratāḥ brahmakriyāparāḥ sarve brāhmaṇās te mayoditāḥ iti ṣaṣṭhaṁ sthānam. 6.

— devoted to Vedic study, ascetics, subduers of their foes; irritable and greedy, and harsh too, yet devoted to performing and officiating at sacrifices. All these brahmins, as I have said, are devoted to the rites of Brahman. Thus ends the sixth village entry.

Verse 75 (skanda.3.91.75)

दंतालीया भारद्वाजकुत्सशायास्तथैव च। आंगिरसबार्हस्पत्यभारद्वाजास्तथैव च।

dantālīyā bhāradvājakutsaśāyās tathaiva ca āṅgirasabārhaspatyabhāradvājās tathaiva ca

At Dantālī, the gotras are Bhāradvāja and Kutsa; their pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, and Bhāradvāja.

Verse 76 (skanda.3.91.76)

देवी च यक्षिणी प्रोक्ता द्वितीया कर्मला तथा । अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता वाडवा धनिनः शुभाः ।

devī ca yakṣiṇī proktā dvitīyā karmalā tathā asmin gotre ca ye jātā vāḍavā dhaninaḥ śubhāḥ

Their gotra-devi is declared to be Yakṣiṇī, and the second, Karmalā. The brahmins born in this gotra are wealthy and auspicious —

Verse 77 (skanda.3.91.77)

वस्त्रालंकरणोपेता द्विजभक्तिपरायणाः । ब्रह्मभोज्यपराः सर्वे सर्वे धर्मपरायणाः । इति सप्तमं स्थानम्।।७।।

vastrālaṁkaraṇopetā dvijabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ brahmabhojyaparāḥ sarve sarve dharmaparāyaṇāḥ iti saptamaṁ sthānam. 7.

— adorned with fine garments and ornaments, devoted to reverence for brahmins; all devoted to feasting brahmins, all devoted to dharma. Thus ends the seventh village entry.

Verse 78 (skanda.3.91.78)

वडोद्रीयान्वये जाताश्चत्वारः प्रवराः स्मृताः । कुशः कुत्सश्च वत्सश्च भारद्वाजस्तथैव च ।

vaḍodrīyānvaye jātāś catvāraḥ pravarāḥ smṛtāḥ kuśaḥ kutsaś ca vatsaś ca bhāradvājas tathaiva ca

Those born in the Vaḍodrīya lineage are remembered as having four pravara-groups — Kuśa, Kutsa, Vatsa, and Bhāradvāja.

Verse 79 (skanda.3.91.79)

तत्प्रवराण्यहं वक्ष्ये तथा गोत्राण्यनुक्रमात्। विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदल एव च ।

tat pravarāṇy ahaṁ vakṣye tathā gotrāṇy anukramāt viśvāmitro devarātas tṛtīyaudala eva ca

I shall now declare their pravaras and gotras in order — Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala —

Verse 80 (skanda.3.91.80)

आंगिरसांबरीषश्च यौवनाश्वस्तृतीयकः । भार्गवश्च्यावनाप्नवानौर्वजमदग्निस्तथैव च।

āṅgirasāṁbarīṣaś ca yauvanāśvas tṛtīyakaḥ bhārgavaś cyāvanāpnavānaurvajamadagnis tathaiva ca

— Āṅgirasa, Āmbarīṣa, Yauvanāśva; and Bhārgava, Cyāvana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, Jamadagni.

Verse 81 (skanda.3.91.81)

आंगिरसबार्हस्पत्यभारद्वाजास्तथैव च। कर्मला क्षेमला चैव धारभट्टारिका तथा।

āṅgirasabārhaspatyabhāradvājās tathaiva ca karmalā kṣemalā caiva dhārabhaṭṭārikā tathā

— Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, Bhāradvāja. Their gotra-devis are Karmalā, Kṣemalā, and Dhārabhaṭṭārikā —

Verse 82 (skanda.3.91.82)

चतुर्थी क्षेमला प्रोक्ता गोत्रमाता अनुक्रमात्। अस्मिन्गोत्रे तु ये जाताः पंचयज्ञरताः सदा ।

caturthī kṣemalā proktā gotramātā anukramāt asmin gotre tu ye jātāḥ pañcayajñaratāḥ sadā

— and the fourth is again declared to be Kṣemalā — these are the gotra-mothers in order. Those born in this gotra are ever devoted to the five daily sacrifices —

Verse 83 (skanda.3.91.83)

लोभिनः क्रोधिनश्चैव प्रजायंते बहुप्रजाः । स्नानदानादि निरताः सदा विनिर्जितेंद्रियाः ।

lobhinaḥ krodhinaś caiva prajāyante bahuprajāḥ snānadānādi niratāḥ sadā vinirjitendriyāḥ

— greedy and irritable, yet blessed with numerous offspring; devoted to bathing, giving, and the like, ever masters of their senses.

Verse 84 (skanda.3.91.84)

वापीकूपतडागानां कर्तारश्च सहस्रशः । व्रतशीला गुणज्ञाश्च मूर्खा वेदविवर्जिताः । इत्यष्टमं स्थानम् ।। ८ ।।

vāpīkūpataḍāgānāṁ kartāraś ca sahasraśaḥ vrataśīlā guṇajñāś ca mūrkhā vedavivarjitāḥ ity aṣṭamaṁ sthānam. 8.

— builders, by the thousand, of stepwells, wells, and tanks; devoted to their vows, appreciative of virtue, yet some among them ignorant and lacking in Vedic learning. Thus ends the eighth village entry.

Verse 85 (skanda.3.91.85)

गोदणीयाभिधे ग्रामे गोत्रौ द्वौ तत्र संस्थितौ । वत्सगोत्रं प्रथमकं भारद्वाजं द्वितीयकम् ।

godaṇīyābhidhe grāme gotrau dvau tatra saṁsthitau vatsagotraṁ prathamakaṁ bhāradvājaṁ dvitīyakam

In the village called Godaṇīyā, two gotras are established — the first, Vatsa gotra; the second, Bhāradvāja gotra.

Verse 86 (skanda.3.91.86)

भृगुच्यवनाप्नवानौर्वपुरोध समेव च । शीहरी प्रथमा ज्ञेया द्वितीया यक्षिणी तथा ।

bhṛgucyavanāpnavānaurvapurodhasam eva ca śīharī prathamā jñeyā dvitīyā yakṣiṇī tathā

Vatsa's pravaras are Bhṛgu, Cyavana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, and Purodhas. Its gotra-devi is to be known as Śīharī; the second, Bhāradvāja's gotra-devi, is Yakṣiṇī.

Verse 87 (skanda.3.91.87)

अस्मिन्गोत्रोद्भवा विप्रा धनधान्यसमन्विताः । सामर्षा लौल्यहीनाश्च द्वेषिणः कुटिलास्तथा ।

asmin gotrodbhavā viprā dhanadhānyasamanvitāḥ sāmarṣā laulyahīnāś ca dveṣiṇaḥ kuṭilās tathā

The brahmins born in this gotra are endowed with wealth and grain; prone to jealousy, free of greed, yet malicious and crooked too —

Verse 88 (skanda.3.91.88)

हिंसिनो धनलुब्धाश्च मया प्रोक्तास्तु भूपते । इति नवमं स्थानम् ।। ९ ।।

hiṁsino dhanalubdhāś ca mayā proktās tu bhūpate iti navamaṁ sthānam. 9.

— given to violence and greedy for wealth, O king, as I have declared. Thus ends the ninth village entry.

Verse 89 (skanda.3.91.89)

कण्टवाडीआ ग्रामे विप्राः कुशगोत्रशुक्लशुश्च समुद्भवाः । प्रवरं तस्य वक्ष्यामि शृणु त्वं च नृपोत्तम ।

kaṇṭavāḍīā grāme viprāḥ kuśagotraśuklaśuś ca samudbhavāḥ pravaraṁ tasya vakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṁ ca nṛpottama

In the village of Kaṇṭavāḍīā, the brahmins are born of the Kuśa gotra. O best of kings, hear — I shall now tell its pravara.

Verse 90 (skanda.3.91.90)

विश्वमित्रो देवरात उदलश्च त्रयः स्मृताः । चचाई देवी सा प्रोक्ता शृणु त्वं नृप सत्तम ।

viśvamitro devarāta udalaś ca trayaḥ smṛtāḥ cacāī devī sā proktā śṛṇu tvaṁ nṛpa sattama

Its three pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and Udala. Its gotra-devi, O best of kings, is declared to be Cacāī — hear this.

Verse 91 (skanda.3.91.91)

यजंते क्रतुभिस्तत्र हृष्टचित्तैकमानसाः । सर्वविद्यासु कुशला ब्राह्मणाः सत्यवादिनः । इति दशमं स्थानम् ।। १० ।।

yajante kratubhis tatra hṛṣṭacittaikamānasāḥ sarvavidyāsu kuśalā brāhmaṇāḥ satyavādinaḥ iti daśamaṁ sthānam. 10.

With joyful, focused minds, they perform sacrifices there; they are brahmins skilled in every branch of learning, and speakers of truth. Thus ends the tenth village entry.

Verse 92 (skanda.3.91.92)

वेखलोया मया प्रोक्ता कुत्सवंशे समुद्भवाः । प्रवरत्रयसंयुक्ताः शृणुत्वं च नृपोत्तम ।

vekhaloyā mayā proktā kutsavaṁśe samudbhavāḥ pravaratrayasaṁyuktāḥ śṛṇu tvaṁ ca nṛpottama

Vekhalojā, as I have declared, is born of the Kutsa lineage, joined with three pravaras. Hear, O best of kings.

Verse 93 (skanda.3.91.93)

विश्वामित्रो देवराजौदलश्चेति त्रयः स्मृताः । चचाई देवी तेषां वै कुलरक्षाकरी स्मृता ।

viśvāmitro devarājaudalaś ceti trayaḥ smṛtāḥ cacāī devī teṣāṁ vai kularakṣākarī smṛtā

Its three pravaras are remembered as Viśvāmitra, Devarāja, and Udala. Their gotra-devi Cacāī is remembered as the protector of the lineage.

Verse 94 (skanda.3.91.94)

ब्राह्मणाश्च महात्मानः सत्त्ववंतो गुणान्विताः । तपस्वियोगिनश्चैव वेदवेदांगपारगाः ।

brāhmaṇāś ca mahātmānaḥ sattvavanto guṇānvitāḥ tapasviyoginaś caiva vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ

The brahmins of this lineage are great-souled, possessed of the quality of sattva and full of virtues; ascetics and yogis, learned fully in the Vedas and their auxiliary sciences.

Verse 95 (skanda.3.91.95)

साधवश्च सदाचारा विष्णुभक्तिपरायणाः । स्नानसंध्यापरा नित्यं ब्रह्मभोज्यपरायणाः । अस्मिन्वंशे मया प्रोक्ताः शृणुत्वं च अतः परम् । इत्येकादशस्थानम्।। ११ ।।

sādhavaś ca sadācārā viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇāḥ snānasaṁdhyāparā nityaṁ brahmabhojyaparāyaṇāḥ asmin vaṁśe mayā proktāḥ śṛṇu tvaṁ ca ataḥ param ity ekādaśasthānam. 11.

Virtuous, of good conduct, devoted to Vishnu; ever engaged in bathing and twilight prayers, devoted to feasting brahmins. What I have declared of this lineage — hear further beyond this too. Thus ends the eleventh village entry.

Verse 96 (skanda.3.91.96)

देहलोडीआ ये प्रोक्ताः कुत्सप्रवरसंयुताः । आंगिरस आंबरीषो युवनाश्वस्तृतीयकः ।

dehaloḍīā ye proktāḥ kutsapravarasaṁyutāḥ āṅgirasa āmbarīṣo yuvanāśvas tṛtīyakaḥ

Dehaloḍīā, as declared, is joined with the Kutsa pravara; its pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Āmbarīṣa, and third, Yuvanāśva.

Verse 97 (skanda.3.91.97)

गोत्रदेवी मया प्रोक्ता श्रीशेषदुर्बलेति च । कुत्सवंशे च ये जाताः सद्वृत्ताः सत्यभाषिणः ।

gotradevī mayā proktā śrīśeṣadurbaleti ca kutsavaṁśe ca ye jātāḥ sadvṛttāḥ satyabhāṣiṇaḥ

I have declared its gotra-devi to be Śrī Śeṣadurbalā. Those born in this Kutsa lineage are of good conduct and speakers of truth —

Verse 98 (skanda.3.91.98)

वेदाध्ययनशीलाश्च परच्छिद्रैकदर्शिनः । सामर्षा लौल्यतो हीना द्वेषिणः कुटिलास्तथा ।

vedādhyayanaśīlāś ca paracchidraikadarśinaḥ sāmarṣā laulyato hīnā dveṣiṇaḥ kuṭilās tathā

— devoted to Vedic study, prone to seeing only others' faults; envious, free of greed, yet malicious and crooked too.

Verse 99 (skanda.3.91.99)

हिंसिनो धनलुब्धाश्च ये च कुत्ससमुद्भवाः । इति द्वादशं स्थानम् ।। १२ ।।

hiṁsino dhanalubdhāś ca ye ca kutsasamudbhavāḥ iti dvādaśaṁ sthānam. 12.

— those born of the Kutsa lineage are also given to violence and greedy for wealth. Thus ends the twelfth village entry.

Verse 100 (skanda.3.91.100)

कोहे च ब्राह्मणाः प्रोक्ता गोत्रत्रितयसंयुताः । भारद्वाजस्तथा वत्सस्तृतीयः कुश एव च ।

kohe ca brāhmaṇāḥ proktā gotratritayasaṁyutāḥ bhāradvājas tathā vatsas tṛtīyaḥ kuśa eva ca

At Kohe, the brahmins are declared to be joined with three gotras — Bhāradvāja, Vatsa, and third, Kuśa.

Verse 101 (skanda.3.91.101)

प्रवराण्यहं तथा वक्ष्ये यथा गोत्रक्रमेण हि । भार्गवच्यवनाप्नवानौर्वजमदग्निस्तथैव च ।

pravarāṇy ahaṁ tathā vakṣye yathā gotrakrameṇa hi bhārgavacyavanāpnavānaurvajamadagnis tathaiva ca

I shall now declare their pravaras, in the order of their gotras — Vatsa's pravaras are Bhṛgu, Cyavana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, and Jamadagni —

Verse 102 (skanda.3.91.102)

कुशप्रवरं तृतीयं तु प्रवरत्रयमेव च । विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदलमेव च ।

kuśapravaraṁ tṛtīyaṁ tu pravaratrayam eva ca viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyaudalam eva ca

— and Kuśa's three pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala.

Verse 103 (skanda.3.91.103)

यक्षिणी प्रथमा प्रोक्ता द्वितीया शीहुरी तथा । तृतीया चचाई प्रोक्ता यथानुक्रमगोत्रजा ।

yakṣiṇī prathamā proktā dvitīyā śīhurī tathā tṛtīyā cacāī proktā yathānukramagotrajā

The first gotra-devi is declared to be Yakṣiṇī, the second, Śīhurī, and the third, Cacāī — corresponding in order to the gotras.

Verse 104 (skanda.3.91.104)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे भवा विप्राः श्रौतस्मार्त्तरता बुधाः । वेदाध्ययनशीलाश्च तापसाश्चारिमर्द्दनाः ।

asmin gotre bhavā viprāḥ śrautasmārtaratā budhāḥ vedādhyayanaśīlāś ca tāpasāś cārimardanāḥ

The brahmins born in this gotra are learned, devoted to Vedic and traditional rites; devoted to Vedic study, ascetics, subduers of their foes —

Verse 105 (skanda.3.91.105)

रोषिणो लोभिनो दुष्टा यजने याजने रताः । ब्रह्मकर्मपराः सर्वे मया प्रोक्ता द्विजोत्तमाः । इति त्रयोदशं स्थानम्।।१३।।

roṣiṇo lobhino duṣṭā yajane yājane ratāḥ brahmakarmaparāḥ sarve mayā proktā dvijottamāḥ iti trayodaśaṁ sthānam. 13.

— irritable and greedy, and harsh too, yet devoted to performing and officiating at sacrifices. All these excellent twice-born, as I have declared, are devoted to the rites of Brahman. Thus ends the thirteenth village entry.

Verse 106 (skanda.3.91.106)

चांदणखेडे ये जाता भारद्वाजसमुद्भवाः। आंगिरसो बार्हस्पत्यस्तृतीयो भारद्वाजस्तथा ।

cāndaṇakheḍe ye jātā bhāradvājasamudbhavāḥ āṅgiraso bārhaspatyas tṛtīyo bhāradvājas tathā

Those born at Cāndaṇakheḍe are of the Bhāradvāja lineage; their pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, and third, Bhāradvāja.

Verse 107 (skanda.3.91.107)

यक्षिणी चास्य वै देवी प्रोक्ता व्यासेन धीमता । भारद्वाजास्तु ये जाता द्विजा ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणः ।

yakṣiṇī cāsya vai devī proktā vyāsena dhīmatā bhāradvājās tu ye jātā dvijā brahmasvarūpiṇaḥ

The wise Vyasa has declared its gotra-devi to be Yakṣiṇī. Those twice-born who are born in this Bhāradvāja gotra partake of the very nature of Brahman —

Verse 108 (skanda.3.91.108)

शांता दांता सुशीलाश्च धनपुत्रसमन्विताः । धर्मारण्ये द्विजाः श्रेष्ठाः क्रतुकर्मणि कोविदाः ।

śāntā dāntā suśīlāś ca dhanaputrasamanvitāḥ dharmāraṇye dvijāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ kratukarmaṇi kovidāḥ

— peaceful, self-controlled, of good character, blessed with wealth and sons; excellent brahmins in Dharmaranya, skilled in sacrificial ritual —

Verse 109 (skanda.3.91.109)

गुरुभक्तिरताः सर्वे भासयंति स्वकं कुलम् । इति चतुर्द्दशस्थानम् ।।१४।।

gurubhaktiratāḥ sarve bhāsayanti svakaṁ kulam iti caturdaśasthānam. 14.

— and all, devoted to reverence for their guru, bring luster to their own lineage. Thus ends the fourteenth village entry.

Verse 110 (skanda.3.91.110)

थलग्रामे च ये जाता भारद्वाजसमुद्भवाः । आंगिरसो बार्हस्पत्यो भारद्वाजस्तृतीयकः ।

thalagrāme ca ye jātā bhāradvājasamudbhavāḥ āṅgiraso bārhaspatyo bhāradvājas tṛtīyakaḥ

Those born at Thalagrāma are of the Bhāradvāja lineage; their pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, and third, Bhāradvāja.

Verse 111 (skanda.3.91.111)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता वाडवा धनिनः शुभाः । वस्त्रालंकरणोपेता द्विजभक्तिपरायणाः ।

asmin gotre ca ye jātā vāḍavā dhaninaḥ śubhāḥ vastrālaṁkaraṇopetā dvijabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ

The brahmins born in this gotra are wealthy and auspicious; adorned with fine garments and ornaments, devoted to reverence for brahmins —

Verse 112 (skanda.3.91.112)

ब्रह्मभोज्यपराः सर्वे सर्वे धर्मपरायणाः । गोत्रदेवी मया ख्याता यक्षिणी नाम रक्षिणी । इति पंचदश स्थानम्।।१५।।

brahmabhojyaparāḥ sarve sarve dharmaparāyaṇāḥ gotradevī mayā khyātā yakṣiṇī nāma rakṣiṇī iti pañcadaśa sthānam. 15.

— all devoted to feasting brahmins, all devoted to dharma. I have declared their gotra-devi to be named Yakṣiṇī, the protectress. Thus ends the fifteenth village entry.

Verse 113 (skanda.3.91.113)

मोऊत्रीयाश्च ये जाता द्वौ गोत्रौ तत्र कीर्तितौ । भारद्वाजः कश्यपश्च देवीद्वितयमेव च ।

moūtrīyāś ca ye jātā dvau gotrau tatra kīrtitau bhāradvājaḥ kaśyapaś ca devīdvitayam eva ca

Those born at Moūtrīyā are declared to have two gotras — Bhāradvāja and Kāśyapa — and two gotra-devis.

Verse 114 (skanda.3.91.114)

चामुण्डा यक्षिणी चैव देवी चात्र प्रकीर्त्तिता । कश्यपाऽवत्सारश्चैव नैधुवश्च तृतीयकः ।

cāmuṇḍā yakṣiṇī caiva devī cātra prakīrtitā kaśyapāvatsāraś caiva naidhuvaś ca tṛtīyakaḥ

Here the goddesses are declared to be Cāmuṇḍā and Yakṣiṇī. Kāśyapa's pravaras are Kāśyapa, Avatsāra, and third, Naidhruva.

Verse 115 (skanda.3.91.115)

आंगिरसो बार्हस्पत्यो भारद्वाजस्तृतीयकः । प्रियवाक्या महादक्षा गुरु भक्ति रताः सदा ।

āṅgiraso bārhaspatyo bhāradvājas tṛtīyakaḥ priyavākyā mahādakṣā gurubhaktiratāḥ sadā

Bhāradvāja's pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, and third, Bhāradvāja. They are sweet of speech, most capable, and ever devoted to reverence for their guru —

Verse 116 (skanda.3.91.116)

सदा प्रतिष्ठावंतश्च सर्वभूतहिते रताः । यजंति ते महायज्ञान्काश्यपा ये द्विजातयः ।

sadā pratiṣṭhāvantaś ca sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ yajanti te mahāyajñān kāśyapā ye dvijātayaḥ

— ever well-established, devoted to the welfare of all beings. Those twice-born of the Kāśyapa gotra perform great sacrifices —

Verse 117 (skanda.3.91.117)

सर्वेषां याजनकरा याज्ञिकाः परमाः स्मृताः । इति षोडशं स्थानम् ।। १६ ।।

sarveṣāṁ yājanakarā yājñikāḥ paramāḥ smṛtāḥ iti ṣoḍaśaṁ sthānam. 16.

— they officiate at the sacrifices of all, and are remembered as supreme in the priestly craft. Thus ends the sixteenth village entry.

Verse 118 (skanda.3.91.118)

हाथीजणे च ये जाता वत्सा भारद्वाजास्तथा । ज्ञानजा यक्षिणी चैव गोत्रदेव्यौ प्रकीर्तिते ।

hāthījaṇe ca ye jātā vatsā bhāradvājās tathā jñānajā yakṣiṇī caiva gotradevyau prakīrtite

Those born at Hāthījaṇa are of the Vatsa and Bhāradvāja gotras; their gotra-devis are declared to be Jñānajā and Yakṣiṇī.

Verse 119 (skanda.3.91.119)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाताः पंचयज्ञरताः सदा । लोभिनः क्रोधिनश्चैव प्रजावंतो बहुश्रुताः ।

asmin gotre ca ye jātāḥ pañcayajñaratāḥ sadā lobhinaḥ krodhinaś caiva prajāvanto bahuśrutāḥ

Those born in this gotra are ever devoted to the five daily sacrifices; greedy and irritable too, yet blessed with offspring and widely learned —

Verse 120 (skanda.3.91.120)

स्नानदानादिनिरता विष्णुभक्तिपरायणाः । व्रतशीला गुणज्ञानमूर्खा वेदविवर्जिताः । इति सप्तदशं स्थानम् ।। १७ ।।

snānadānādiniratā viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇāḥ vrataśīlā guṇajñānamūrkhā vedavivarjitāḥ iti saptadaśaṁ sthānam. 17.

— devoted to bathing, giving, and the like, and to devotion to Vishnu; devoted to their vows and appreciative of virtue, yet some among them ignorant and lacking in Vedic learning. Thus ends the seventeenth village entry.

Verse 121 (skanda.3.91.121)

कपड्वाणजा ब्राह्मणास्तु भारद्वाजा कुशास्तथा । देवी च यक्षिणी प्रोक्ता द्वितीया चचाई तथा ।

kapaḍvāṇajā brāhmaṇās tu bhāradvājā kuśās tathā devī ca yakṣiṇī proktā dvitīyā cacāī tathā

The brahmins of Kapaḍvāṇajā are of the Bhāradvāja and Kuśa gotras; their goddess is declared to be Yakṣiṇī, and the second, Cacāī.

Verse 122 (skanda.3.91.122)

आंगिरसबार्हस्पत्यौ भारद्वाजस्तृतीयकः । विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदल मेव च ।

āṅgirasabārhaspatyau bhāradvājas tṛtīyakaḥ viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyaudalam eva ca

Bhāradvāja's pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, and third, Bhāradvāja; Kuśa's pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala.

Verse 123 (skanda.3.91.123)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाताः सत्यवादिजितव्रताः । जितेंद्रियाः सुरूपाश्च अल्पाहाराः शुभाननाः ।

asmin gotre ca ye jātāḥ satyavādijitavratāḥ jitendriyāḥ surūpāś ca alpāhārāḥ śubhānanāḥ

Those born in this gotra are speakers of truth, firm in their vows, masters of their senses, handsome, of modest appetite, of auspicious countenance —

Verse 124 (skanda.3.91.124)

सदोद्यताः पुराणज्ञा महादानपरायणाः । निर्द्वेषिणो लोभयुता वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः ।

sadodyatāḥ purāṇajñā mahādānaparāyaṇāḥ nirdveṣiṇo lobhayutā vedādhyayanatatparāḥ

— ever ready, learned in the Puranas, devoted to great acts of giving; free of malice yet given to greed, devoted to Vedic study.

Verse 125 (skanda.3.91.125)

दीर्घदर्शिनो महातेजा महामायाविमोहिताः । इत्यष्टादशं स्थानम् ।। १८ ।।

dīrghadarśino mahātejā mahāmāyāvimohitāḥ ity aṣṭādaśaṁ sthānam. 18.

— far-sighted, of great splendor, yet sometimes deluded by the great illusion. Thus ends the eighteenth village entry.

Verse 126 (skanda.3.91.126)

जन्होरी वाडवाः प्रोक्ताः कुशप्रवरसंयुताः । विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदल एव च ।

janhorī vāḍavāḥ proktāḥ kuśapravarasaṁyutāḥ viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyaudala eva ca

The brahmins of Janhorī are declared to be joined with the Kuśa pravara — Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala.

Verse 127 (skanda.3.91.127)

तारणी च महामाया गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्त्तिता । अस्मिन्वंशे ससुत्पन्ना वाडवा दुःसहा नृप ।

tāraṇī ca mahāmāyā gotradevī prakīrtitā asmin vaṁśe sa sutpannā vāḍavā duḥsahā nṛpa

Their gotra-devi is declared to be Tāraṇī Mahāmāyā. O king, the brahmins born in this lineage are formidable, hard to withstand —

Verse 128 (skanda.3.91.128)

महोत्कटा महाकायाः प्रलंबाश्च महोद्धताः । क्लेशरूपाः कृष्णवर्णाः सर्वशास्त्र विशारदाः ।

mahotkaṭā mahākāyāḥ pralaṁbāś ca mahoddhatāḥ kleśarūpāḥ kṛṣṇavarṇāḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ

— of tremendous stature, massive of build, tall, and exceedingly fierce of temperament; harsh in appearance, dark-complexioned, yet learned in every scripture.

Verse 129 (skanda.3.91.129)

बहुभुग्धनिनो दक्षा द्वेषपापविवर्जिताः । सुवस्त्रभूषा वैरूपा ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवादिनः । इत्येकोनविशतितमं स्थानम् ।। १९ ।।

bahubhugdhanino dakṣā dveṣapāpavivarjitāḥ suvastrabhūṣā vairūpā brāhmaṇā brahmavādinaḥ ity ekonaviṁśatitamaṁ sthānam. 19.

— of abundant food and wealth, skillful, free of malice and sin; adorned with fine garments though unusual in form, brahmins who declare the Vedic truth. Thus ends the nineteenth village entry.

Verse 130 (skanda.3.91.130)

वनोडीयाश्च ये जाता गोत्राणां त्रयमेव च । कुशकुत्सौ च प्रवरौ तृतीयो भारद्वाजस्तथा ।

vanoḍīyāś ca ye jātā gotrāṇāṁ trayam eva ca kuśakutsau ca pravarau tṛtīyo bhāradvājas tathā

Those born at Vanoḍīyā have three gotras — Kuśa and Kutsa as two pravara-groups, and third, Bhāradvāja.

Verse 131 (skanda.3.91.131)

विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदल मेव च । आंगिरस आंबरीषो युवनाश्वस्तृतीयकः ।

viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyaudalam eva ca āṅgirasa āmbarīṣo yuvanāśvas tṛtīyakaḥ

Kuśa's pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala; Kutsa's pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Āmbarīṣa, and third, Yuvanāśva.

Verse 132 (skanda.3.91.132)

आंगिरसबार्हस्पत्यभारद्वाजास्तथैव च । शेषला प्रथमा प्रोक्ता तथा शांता द्वितीयका ।

āṅgirasabārhaspatyabhāradvājās tathaiva ca śeṣalā prathamā proktā tathā śāntā dvitīyakā

Bhāradvāja's pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, and Bhāradvāja. The first gotra-devi is declared to be Śeṣalā, and the second, Śāntā.

Verse 133 (skanda.3.91.133)

तृतीया धारशांतिश्च गोत्रदेव्यो ह्यनुक्रमात् । अस्मिन्गोत्रे तु ये जाता दुर्बला दीनमानसाः ।

tṛtīyā dhāraśāntiś ca gotradevyo hy anukramāt asmin gotre tu ye jātā durbalā dīnamānasāḥ

— and the third, Dhāraśānti — these are the gotra-devis, in order. Those born in this gotra are of weak constitution and downcast spirit —

Verse 134 (skanda.3.91.134)

असत्यभाषिणो विप्रा लोभिनो नृपसत्तम । सर्वविद्याकुशलिनो ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवित्तमाः । इति विंशतितमं स्थानम् ।। २० ।।

asatyabhāṣiṇo viprā lobhino nṛpasattama sarvavidyākuśalino brāhmaṇā brahmavittamāḥ iti viṁśatitamaṁ sthānam. 20.

— O best of kings, these brahmins are untruthful and greedy, yet they are skilled in every branch of learning, and are supreme knowers of Brahman. Thus ends the twentieth village entry.

Verse 135 (skanda.3.91.135)

कीणावाचनकं स्थानं यदेकाधि कविंशति । भारद्वाजाश्च विप्रेंद्राः कथिता ब्राह्मणाः शुभाः ।

kīṇāvācanakaṁ sthānaṁ yad ekādhika viṁśati bhāradvājāś ca viprendrāḥ kathitā brāhmaṇāḥ śubhāḥ

Kīṇāvācanaka is the twenty-first village entry; its excellent, auspicious brahmins are declared to be of the Bhāradvāja gotra.

Verse 136 (skanda.3.91.136)

आंगिरसवार्हस्पत्यभारद्वाजास्तथैव च । यक्षिणी च तथा देवी गोत्रदेवी प्रकी र्तिता ।

āṅgirasavārhaspatyabhāradvājās tathaiva ca yakṣiṇī ca tathā devī gotradevī prakīrtitā

Their pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Vārhaspatya, and Bhāradvāja; their gotra-devi is declared to be Yakṣiṇī.

Verse 137 (skanda.3.91.137)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता वाडवा धनिनः शुभाः । वस्त्रालंकरणोपेता द्विजभक्तिपरायणाः ।

asmin gotre ca ye jātā vāḍavā dhaninaḥ śubhāḥ vastrālaṁkaraṇopetā dvijabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ

The brahmins born in this gotra are wealthy and auspicious; adorned with fine garments and ornaments, devoted to reverence for brahmins —

Verse 138 (skanda.3.91.138)

ब्रह्मभोज्यपराः सर्वे सर्वे धर्म्म परायणाः । इत्येकविंशतितमं स्थानम् ।। २१ ।।

brahmabhojyaparāḥ sarve sarve dharmaparāyaṇāḥ ity ekaviṁśatitamaṁ sthānam. 21.

— all devoted to feasting brahmins, all devoted to dharma. Thus ends the twenty-first village entry.

Verse 139 (skanda.3.91.139)

गोविंदणाः च स्वस्थाने ये जाता ब्रह्मसत्तमाः । कुशगोत्रं च वै प्रोक्तं प्रवरत्रयमेव च ।

govindaṇāḥ ca svasthāne ye jātā brahmasattamāḥ kuśagotraṁ ca vai proktaṁ pravaratrayam eva ca

Those excellent brahmins born at the native village of Govindaṇā are declared to belong to the Kuśa gotra, which has three pravaras.

Verse 140 (skanda.3.91.140)

विश्वामित्रो देवरातौदलप्रवरमेव च। चचई च महादेवी गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता ।

viśvāmitro devaratau dalapravaram eva ca cacaī ca mahādevī gotradevī prakīrtitā

Its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and Udala. Its gotra-devi is declared to be the great goddess Cacāī.

Verse 141 (skanda.3.91.141)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवेदिनः । यजंते क्रतुभिस्तत्र हृष्टचित्तैकमानसाः ।

asmin gotre ca ye jātā brāhmaṇā brahmavedinaḥ yajante kratubhis tatra hṛṣṭacittaikamānasāḥ

The brahmins born in this gotra are knowers of Brahman; with joyful, focused minds, they perform sacrifices there —

Verse 142 (skanda.3.91.142)

सर्वविद्यासु कुशला ब्रह्मण्या ब्रह्मवित्तमाः । इति द्वाविंशतितमं स्थानम् ।। २२ ।।

sarvavidyāsu kuśalā brahmaṇyā brahmavittamāḥ iti dvāviṁśatitamaṁ sthānam. 22.

— skilled in every branch of learning, devoted to brahmins' welfare, supreme knowers of Brahman. Thus ends the twenty-second village entry.

Verse 143 (skanda.3.91.143)

थलत्यजा हि विप्रेंद्रा द्वौ गोत्रौ चाप्यधिष्ठितौ । धारणं संकुशं चैव गोत्रद्वितयमेव च ।

thalatyajā hi viprendrā dvau gotrau cāpy adhiṣṭhitau dhāraṇaṁ saṁkuśaṁ caiva gotradvitayam eva ca

The foremost brahmins of Thalatyajā are established in two gotras — Dhāraṇa and Saṁkuśa, these being the two gotras.

Verse 144 (skanda.3.91.144)

अगस्त्यो दार्ढ्यच्युतश्च रथ्यवाहनमेव च । विश्वामित्रो देवरात स्तृतीयौदल एव च ।

agastyo dārḍhyacyutaś ca rathyavāhanam eva ca viśvāmitro devarāta stṛtīyaudala eva ca

Dhāraṇa's pravaras are Agastya, Dārḍhyacyuta, and Rathyavāhana; Saṁkuśa's pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala.

Verse 145 (skanda.3.91.145)

देवी च छत्रजा प्रोक्ता द्वितीया थलजा तथा । धारणसगोत्रे ये जाता ब्रह्मण्या ब्रह्मवित्तमाः ।

devī ca chattrajā proktā dvitīyā thalajā tathā dhāraṇasagotre ye jātā brahmaṇyā brahmavittamāḥ

The first gotra-devi is declared to be Chattrajā, and the second, Thalajā. Those born in the Dhāraṇa gotra are devoted to brahmins' welfare, supreme knowers of Brahman —

Verse 146 (skanda.3.91.146)

त्रिप्रवराश्चैव विख्याता सत्त्ववंतो गुणान्विताः । तदन्वये च ये जाता धर्मकर्म्मसमाश्रिताः ।

tripravarāś caiva vikhyātā sattvavanto guṇānvitāḥ tadanvaye ca ye jātā dharmakarmasamāśritāḥ

— renowned for their three pravaras, possessed of the quality of sattva and full of virtues. Those born in that lineage are devoted to righteous action —

Verse 147 (skanda.3.91.147)

धनिनो ज्ञाननिष्ठाश्च तपोयज्ञक्रियादिषु । त्रयोविंशं प्रोक्तमेत्तत्स्थानं मोढकजातिनाम् । इति त्रयोविंशतितमं स्थानम् ।। २३ ।।

dhanino jñānaniṣṭhāś ca tapoyajñakriyādiṣu trayoviṁśaṁ proktam etat sthānaṁ moḍhakajātinām iti trayoviṁśatitamaṁ sthānam. 23.

— wealthy, firmly grounded in knowledge, devoted to austerity, sacrifice, and similar rites. For the Modh community, this is declared the twenty-third village entry. Thus ends the twenty-third village entry.

Verse 148 (skanda.3.91.148)

नारणसिद्धाश्च ये प्रोक्ता ब्राह्मणा ज्ञानवित्तमाः । अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये विप्राः सत्यवादिजितव्रताः ।

nāraṇasiddhāś ca ye proktā brāhmaṇā jñānavittamāḥ asmin gotre ca ye viprāḥ satyavādijitavratāḥ

The brahmins of Nāraṇasiddhā are declared to be of supreme knowledge. Those brahmins born in this gotra are speakers of truth, firm in their vows —

Verse 149 (skanda.3.91.149)

जितेंद्रियाः सुरूपाश्च अल्पाहाराः शुभाननाः । सदोद्यताः पुराणज्ञा महादानपरायणाः ।

jitendriyāḥ surūpāś ca alpāhārāḥ śubhānanāḥ sadodyatāḥ purāṇajñā mahādānaparāyaṇāḥ

— masters of their senses, handsome, of modest appetite, of auspicious countenance; ever ready, learned in the Puranas, devoted to great acts of giving.

Verse 150 (skanda.3.91.150)

निर्द्वेषिणोऽलोभयुता वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः । दीर्घदर्शिनो महातेजा महामायाविमोहिताः ।

nirdveṣiṇo 'lobhayutā vedādhyayanatatparāḥ dīrghadarśino mahātejā mahāmāyāvimohitāḥ

— free of malice, free of greed, devoted to Vedic study; far-sighted, of great splendor, yet sometimes deluded by the great illusion.

Verse 151 (skanda.3.91.151)

चतुर्विंशतितमं प्रोक्तं स्वस्थानं परमं मतम् । इति चतुर्विंशतितमं स्थानम् ।। २४ ।।

caturviṁśatitamaṁ proktaṁ svasthānaṁ paramaṁ matam iti caturviṁśatitamaṁ sthānam. 24.

This is declared the twenty-fourth native village, held to be of the highest regard. Thus ends the twenty-fourth village entry.

Verse 152 (skanda.3.91.152)

भालजाश्चात्र वै प्रोक्ता ब्राह्मणाः सत्यवादिनः । वत्सगोत्रं कुशं चैव गोत्रद्वितयमेव च ।

bhālajāś cātra vai proktā brāhmaṇāḥ satyavādinaḥ vatsagotraṁ kuśaṁ caiva gotradvitayam eva ca

The brahmins of Bhālajā are declared to be speakers of truth; they have two gotras — Vatsa and Kuśa.

Verse 153 (skanda.3.91.153)

तेषां प्रवराण्यहं वक्ष्ये पंचत्रितयमेव च । भृगुश्चयवनाप्नवानौर्वजमदग्निस्तथैव च ।

teṣāṁ pravarāṇy ahaṁ vakṣye pañcatritayam eva ca bhṛguś cyavanāpnavānaurvajamadagnis tathaiva ca

I shall declare their pravaras — Vatsa has five: Bhṛgu, Cyavana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, and Jamadagni —

Verse 154 (skanda.3.91.154)

आंगिरसौंबरीषश्च यौवनाश्वस्तृतीयकः । शांता च शेषला चात्र देवीद्बितयमेव च ।

āṅgirasaumbarīṣaś ca yauvanāśvas tṛtīyakaḥ śāntā ca śeṣalā cātra devīdvitayam eva ca

— and Kuśa has three: Āṅgirasa, Āmbarīṣa, and third, Yauvanāśva. Here there are two gotra-devis — Śāntā and Śeṣalā.

Verse 155 (skanda.3.91.155)

अस्मिन्वंशे समुत्पन्ना सद्वृत्ताः सत्यभाषिणः । शांताश्च भिन्नवर्णाश्च निर्धनाश्च कुचैलिनः ।

asmin vaṁśe samutpannā sadvṛttāḥ satyabhāṣiṇaḥ śāntāś ca bhinnavarṇāś ca nirdhanāś ca kucailinaḥ

Those born in this lineage are of good conduct and speakers of truth; peaceable, of varied complexions, poor, and modestly clothed —

Verse 156 (skanda.3.91.156)

सगर्वा लौल्ययुक्ताश्च वेदशास्त्रेषु निश्चलाः । पंचविंशतिमं प्रोक्तं स्वस्थानं मोढज्ञातिनाम् । इति पंचविंशतितमं स्थानम् ।। २५ ।।

sagarvā laulyayuktāś ca vedaśāstreṣu niścalāḥ pañcaviṁśatimaṁ proktaṁ svasthānaṁ moḍhajñātinām iti pañcaviṁśatitamaṁ sthānam. 25.

— somewhat proud and covetous too, yet unwavering in the Vedic scriptures. For the Modh community, this is declared the twenty-fifth native village. Thus ends the twenty-fifth village entry.

Verse 157 (skanda.3.91.157)

महोवीआश्च ये संति ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवित्तमाः । एकमेव च वै गोत्रं कुशसंज्ञं पवित्रकम् ।

mahovīāś ca ye santi brāhmaṇā brahmavittamāḥ ekam eva ca vai gotraṁ kuśasaṁjñaṁ pavitrakam

The brahmins of Mahovīā are supreme knowers of Brahman; they have but a single sacred gotra, named Kuśa.

Verse 158 (skanda.3.91.158)

विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदल एव च । देवी चवाई चैवात्र रक्षारूपा व्यवस्थिता ।

viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyaudala eva ca devī cavāī caivātra rakṣārūpā vyavasthitā

Its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala. Here, the gotra-devi Cavāī abides in the form of a protectress.

Verse 159 (skanda.3.91.159)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाताः सत्यवादि जितेद्रियाः । सत्यव्रताः सुरूपाश्च अल्पाहाराः शुभा ननाः ।

asmin gotre ca ye jātāḥ satyavādi jitendriyāḥ satyavratāḥ surūpāś ca alpāhārāḥ śubhānanāḥ

Those born in this gotra are speakers of truth, masters of their senses, firm in truthful vows, handsome, of modest appetite, and of auspicious countenance —

Verse 160 (skanda.3.91.160)

दयालवः कृपालवः सर्वभूतहिते रताः । षड्विंशतितमं प्रोक्तं स्वस्थानं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ।

dayāluvaḥ kṛpāluvaḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ ṣaḍviṁśatitamaṁ proktaṁ svasthānaṁ brahmavādinām

— compassionate, merciful, devoted to the welfare of all beings. This is declared the twenty-sixth native village of those who declare the Vedic truth.

Verse 161 (skanda.3.91.161)

रामेण संस्तुताश्चैव सानुजेन तथैव च । इति षड्विंशतितमं स्थानम् ।। २६ ।।

rāmeṇa saṁstutāś caiva sānujena tathaiva ca iti ṣaḍviṁśatitamaṁ sthānam. 26.

— and they were praised by Rama, together with his younger brother, as well. Thus ends the twenty-sixth village entry.

Verse 162 (skanda.3.91.162)

अथ स्वस्थानं वक्ष्ये सप्तविंशकम् । अस्मिन्स्थाने च ये जाता ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः ।

atha svasthānaṁ vakṣye saptaviṁśakam asmin sthāne ca ye jātā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ

Now I shall declare the twenty-seventh native village. The brahmins born in this place are learned fully in the Vedas —

Verse 163 (skanda.3.91.163)

शांडिल्यगोत्रं चैवात्र कथितं वेदसत्तमैः । पंचप्रवरमथो प्रोक्तं ज्ञानजा चात्र देवता ।

śāṇḍilyagotraṁ caivātra kathitaṁ vedasattamaiḥ pañcapravaram atho proktaṁ jñānajā cātra devatā

The Vedic scholars here declare the gotra to be Śāṇḍilya, having five pravaras; the deity here is Jñānajā.

Verse 164 (skanda.3.91.164)

काश्यपावत्सारश्चैव शांडि लोसित एव च । पंचमो देवलश्चैव प्रवराणि तथा क्रमात् ।

kāśyapāvatsāraś caiva śāṇḍilo 'sita eva ca pañcamo devalaś caiva pravarāṇi tathā kramāt

Its pravaras, in order, are Kāśyapa, Avatsāra, Śāṇḍila, Asita, and fifth, Devala.

Verse 165 (skanda.3.91.165)

ज्ञानजा च तथा देवी कथिता स्थानदेवता । अस्मिन्वंशे च ये जातास्ते द्विजाः सूर्यवर्चसः ।

jñānajā ca tathā devī kathitā sthānadevatā asmin vaṁśe ca ye jātās te dvijāḥ sūryavarcasaḥ

Jñānajā is declared to be the presiding deity of this village. Those twice-born born in this lineage are radiant as the sun —

Verse 166 (skanda.3.91.166)

चंद्रवच्छीतलाः सर्वे धर्मारण्ये व्यवस्थिताः । सदाचारा महाराज वेदशास्त्रपरायणाः ।

candravac chītalāḥ sarve dharmāraṇye vyavasthitāḥ sadācārā mahārāja vedaśāstraparāyaṇāḥ

— cool as the moon, established in Dharmaranya, of good conduct, O great king, and devoted to the Vedic scriptures —

Verse 167 (skanda.3.91.167)

याज्ञिकाश्च शुभाचाराः सत्यशौचपरायणाः । धर्मज्ञा दानशीलाश्च निर्मला हि मदोत्सुकाः ।

yājñikāś ca śubhācārāḥ satyaśaucaparāyaṇāḥ dharmajñā dānaśīlāś ca nirmalā hi madotsukāḥ

— skilled in the priestly craft, of auspicious conduct, devoted to truth and purity; knowers of dharma, given to charity, and pure, though somewhat prone to pride.

Verse 168 (skanda.3.91.168)

तपःस्वाध्यायनिरता न्यायधर्मपरायणाः । सप्तविंशतिमं स्थानं कथितं ब्रह्मवित्तमैः । इति सप्तविंशं स्थानम् ।। २७ ।।

tapaḥsvādhyāyaniratā nyāyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ saptaviṁśatimaṁ sthānaṁ kathitaṁ brahmavittamaiḥ iti saptaviṁśaṁ sthānam. 27.

— devoted to austerity and self-study, given to justice and righteousness. This twenty-seventh village entry has been declared by the supreme knowers of Brahman. Thus ends the twenty-seventh village entry.

Verse 169 (skanda.3.91.169)

गोधरीयाश्च ये जाता ब्राह्मणा ज्ञानसत्तमाः । गोत्रत्रयमथो वक्ष्ये यथा चैवाप्यनुक्रमात्।

godharīyāś ca ye jātā brāhmaṇā jñānasattamāḥ gotratrayam atho vakṣye yathā caivāpy anukramāt

The brahmins born at Godharīyā are of supreme knowledge. Now I shall declare their three gotras, in order —

Verse 170 (skanda.3.91.170)

प्रथमं धारणसं चैव जातूकर्णं द्वितीयकम् । तृतीयं कौशिकं चैव यथा चैवाप्यनुक्रमात्।

prathamaṁ dhāraṇasaṁ caiva jātūkarṇaṁ dvitīyakam tṛtīyaṁ kauśikaṁ caiva yathā caivāpy anukramāt

— the first, Dhāraṇasa; the second, Jātūkarṇa; and the third, Kauśika — in this same order.

Verse 171 (skanda.3.91.171)

धारणसगोत्रे ये जाताः प्रवरैस्त्रिभिः संयुताः । अगस्तिश्च दार्ढच्युत इध्मवाहनसंज्ञकः ।

dhāraṇasagotre ye jātāḥ pravarais tribhiḥ saṁyutāḥ agastiś ca dārḍhacyuta idhmavāhanasaṁjñakaḥ

Those born in the Dhāraṇasa gotra are joined with three pravaras — Agasti, Dārḍhyacyuta, and one named Idhmavāhana.

Verse 172 (skanda.3.91.172)

वसिष्ठश्च तथात्रेयो जातूकर्णस्तृतीयकः । विश्वामित्रो माधुच्छंदस अघमर्षणस्तृतीयकः ।

vasiṣṭhaś ca tathātreyo jātūkarṇas tṛtīyakaḥ viśvāmitro mādhucchandasa aghamarṣaṇas tṛtīyakaḥ

Jātūkarṇa's pravaras are Vasiṣṭha, Ātreya, and third, Jātūkarṇa; Kauśika's pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Mādhucchandasa, and third, Aghamarṣaṇa.

Verse 173 (skanda.3.91.173)

महाबला च मालेया द्वितीया चैव यक्षिणी । तृतीया च महायोगी गोत्रदेव्यः प्रकीर्तिताः ।

mahābalā ca māleyā dvitīyā caiva yakṣiṇī tṛtīyā ca mahāyogī gotradevyaḥ prakīrtitāḥ

Their gotra-devis are declared as: the first, Mahābalā Māleyā; the second, Yakṣiṇī; and the third, Mahāyoginī.

Verse 174 (skanda.3.91.174)

अस्मिन्वंशे च ये जाता ब्राह्मणाः सत्यवादिनः । अलौल्याश्च महायज्ञा वेदाज्ञाप्रतिपालकाः । इत्यष्टाविंशं स्थानम् ।। २८ ।।

asmin vaṁśe ca ye jātā brāhmaṇāḥ satyavādinaḥ alaulyāś ca mahāyajñā vedājñāpratipālakāḥ ity aṣṭāviṁśaṁ sthānam. 28.

The brahmins born in this lineage are speakers of truth; free of greed, performers of great sacrifices, upholders of the Veda's command. Thus ends the twenty-eighth village entry.

Verse 175 (skanda.3.91.175)

वाटस्त्रहाले ये जाता गोत्रत्रितयमेव च । धारणं प्रथमं ज्ञेयं वत्ससंज्ञं द्वितीयकम् ।

vāṭastrahāle ye jātā gotratritayam eva ca dhāraṇaṁ prathamaṁ jñeyaṁ vatsasaṁjñaṁ dvitīyakam

Those born at Vāṭastrahāla have three gotras — the first to be known as Dhāraṇa, the second named Vatsa —

Verse 176 (skanda.3.91.176)

तृतीयं कुत्ससंज्ञं च गोत्रदेव्यस्तथैव च । प्रथमं धारणसगोत्रं प्रवरत्रयमेव च ।

tṛtīyaṁ kutsasaṁjñaṁ ca gotradevyas tathaiva ca prathamaṁ dhāraṇasagotraṁ pravaratrayam eva ca

— and the third named Kutsa; and their gotra-devis too. The first, the Dhāraṇa gotra, has three pravaras —

Verse 177 (skanda.3.91.177)

अगस्तिदार्ढच्युतश्चैव इध्मवाहन एव च । द्वितीयं वत्ससंज्ञं हि प्रवराणि च पंच वै ।

agastidārḍhacyutaś caiva idhmavāhana eva ca dvitīyaṁ vatsasaṁjñaṁ hi pravarāṇi ca pañca vai

— Agasti, Dārḍhyacyuta, and Idhmavāhana. The second, Vatsa gotra, has five pravaras —

Verse 178 (skanda.3.91.178)

भृगु च्यवनाप्नवानौर्वजमदग्निस्तथैव च । तृतीयं कुत्ससंज्ञं हि प्रवरत्रयमेव च ।

bhṛgu cyavanāpnavānaurvajamadagnis tathaiva ca tṛtīyaṁ kutsasaṁjñaṁ hi pravaratrayam eva ca

— Bhṛgu, Cyavana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, Jamadagni. The third, Kutsa gotra, has three pravaras —

Verse 179 (skanda.3.91.179)

आंगिरसांबरीषौ च यौवनाश्वस्तृतीयकः । देवी च्छत्रजा चैव द्वितीया शेषला तथा ।

āṅgirasāmbarīṣau ca yauvanāśvas tṛtīyakaḥ devī cchatrajā caiva dvitīyā śeṣalā tathā

— Āṅgirasa, Āmbarīṣa, and third, Yauvanāśva. The first gotra-devi is Chattrajā, and the second, Śeṣalā —

Verse 180 (skanda.3.91.180)

ज्ञानजा चैव देवी च गोत्रदेव्यो ह्यनुक्रमात् । अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये विप्राः सत्यवादिजितेंद्रियाः ।

jñānajā caiva devī ca gotradevyo hy anukramāt asmin gotre ca ye viprāḥ satyavādijitendriyāḥ

— and the third, Jñānajā — these are the gotra-devis, in order. The brahmins born in this gotra are speakers of truth and masters of their senses —

Verse 181 (skanda.3.91.181)

सुरूपाश्चाल्पाहाराश्च महादानपरायणाः । निर्द्वेषिणो लोभयुता वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः ।

surūpāś cālpāhārāś ca mahādānaparāyaṇāḥ nirdveṣiṇo lobhayutā vedādhyayanatatparāḥ

— handsome, of modest appetite, devoted to great acts of giving; free of malice yet given to greed, devoted to Vedic study.

Verse 182 (skanda.3.91.182)

दीर्घदर्शिनो महातेजा महोत्काः सत्यवादिनः । इत्येकोनत्रिंशं स्थानम् ।। २९ ।।

dīrghadarśino mahātejā mahotkāḥ satyavādinaḥ ity ekonatriṁśaṁ sthānam. 29.

— far-sighted, of great splendor, exceedingly intense in nature, and speakers of truth. Thus ends the twenty-ninth village entry.

Verse 183 (skanda.3.91.183)

माणजा च महास्थानं गोत्रद्वितयमेव च । शांडिल्यश्च कुशश्चैव गोत्रद्वयमितीरितम् ।

māṇajā ca mahāsthānaṁ gotradvitayam eva ca śāṇḍilyaś ca kuśaś caiva gotradvayam itīritam

Māṇajā is a great village entry; it has two gotras — Śāṇḍilya and Kuśa, as declared.

Verse 184 (skanda.3.91.184)

काश्यपोऽवत्सारश्च शांडिल्योऽसित एव च । पंचमो देवलश्चैव एकगोत्रं प्रकीर्तितम् ।

kāśyapo 'vatsāraś ca śāṇḍilyo 'sita eva ca pañcamo devalaś caiva ekagotraṁ prakīrtitam

Śāṇḍilya gotra's pravaras are Kāśyapa, Avatsāra, Śāṇḍilya, Asita, and fifth, Devala — thus declared as one gotra.

Verse 185 (skanda.3.91.185)

ज्ञानजा च तथा देवी कथिता चात्र सैव च । द्वितीयं च कुशं गोत्रं प्रवरत्रयमेव च ।

jñānajā ca tathā devī kathitā cātra saiva ca dvitīyaṁ ca kuśaṁ gotraṁ pravaratrayam eva ca

Here its gotra-devi is declared to be Jñānajā herself. The second, Kuśa gotra, has three pravaras —

Verse 186 (skanda.3.91.186)

विश्वामित्रो देवराजस्तृतीयोदलमेव च ॥ ज्ञानदा चात्र वै देवी द्वितीया संप्रकीर्तिता ॥

viśvāmitro devarājas tṛtīyodalam eva ca jñānadā cātra vai devī dvitīyā saṁprakīrtitā

— Viśvāmitra, Devarāja, and third, Udala. Here the second gotra-devi is declared to be Jñānadā.

Verse 187 (skanda.3.91.187)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे तु ये जाता दुर्बला दीनमानसाः ॥ असत्यभाषिणो विप्रा लोभिनो नृपसत्तम ॥

asmin gotre tu ye jātā durbalā dīnamānasāḥ asatyabhāṣiṇo viprā lobhino nṛpasattama

O best of kings, those born in this gotra are of weak constitution and downcast spirit, brahmins who are untruthful and greedy —

Verse 188 (skanda.3.91.188)

सर्वविद्याकुशलिनो ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मसत्तमाः ॥ इति त्रिंशं स्थानम् ॥३०॥

sarvavidyākuśalino brāhmaṇā brahmasattamāḥ iti triṁśaṁ sthānam. 30.

— yet they are brahmins skilled in every branch of learning, supreme knowers of Brahman. Thus ends the thirtieth village entry.

Verse 189 (skanda.3.91.189)

साणदां च परं स्थानं पवित्रं परमं मतम् ॥ कुशप्रवरजा विप्रास्तत्रस्थाः पावनाः स्मृताः ॥

sāṇadāṁ ca paraṁ sthānaṁ pavitraṁ paramaṁ matam kuśapravarajā viprās tatrasthāḥ pāvanāḥ smṛtāḥ

Sāṇadāṁ is another village entry, held to be most sacred; the brahmins there, born of the Kuśa pravara, are remembered as pure.

Verse 190 (skanda.3.91.190)

विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयोदल एव च ॥ ज्ञानदा च महादेवी गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता ॥

viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyodala eva ca jñānadā ca mahādevī gotradevī prakīrtitā

Its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala. Its gotra-devi is declared to be the great goddess Jñānadā.

Verse 191 (skanda.3.91.191)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे तु ये जाता दुर्बला दीनमानसाः ॥ असत्यभाषिणो विप्रा लोभिनो नृपसत्तम॥

asmin gotre tu ye jātā durbalā dīnamānasāḥ asatyabhāṣiṇo viprā lobhino nṛpasattama

O best of kings, those born in this gotra are of weak constitution and downcast spirit, brahmins who are untruthful and greedy —

Verse 192 (skanda.3.91.192)

सर्वविद्याकुशिलिनो ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवित्तमाः ॥ इत्येकत्रिंशं स्थानम् ॥ ३१ ॥

sarvavidyākuśalino brāhmaṇā brahmavittamāḥ ity ekatriṁśaṁ sthānam. 31.

— yet they are brahmins skilled in every branch of learning, supreme knowers of Brahman. Thus ends the thirty-first village entry.

Verse 193 (skanda.3.91.193)

आनन्दीया च संस्थानं गोत्रद्वितयमेव च । भारद्वाजं नाम चैकं शांडिल्यं च द्वितीयकम् ।

ānandīyā ca saṁsthānaṁ gotradvitayam eva ca bhāradvājaṁ nāma caikaṁ śāṇḍilyaṁ ca dvitīyakam

Ānandīyā is a village entry; it has two gotras — one named Bhāradvāja, and the second, Śāṇḍilya.

Verse 194 (skanda.3.91.194)

आंगिरसो बार्हस्पत्यो भारद्वाजस्तृतीयकः । चचाई चात्र या देवी गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता ।

āṅgiraso bārhaspatyo bhāradvājas tṛtīyakaḥ cacāī cātra yā devī gotradevī prakīrtitā

Bhāradvāja's pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, and third, Bhāradvāja. Here the gotra-devi is declared to be Cacāī.

Verse 195 (skanda.3.91.195)

काश्यपावत्सारश्च शांडिल्योऽसित एव च । पंचमो देवलश्चैव प्रवराणि यथाक्रमम् ।

kāśyapāvatsāraś ca śāṇḍilyo 'sita eva ca pañcamo devalaś caiva pravarāṇi yathākramam

Śāṇḍilya's pravaras, in order, are Kāśyapa, Avatsāra, Śāṇḍilya, Asita, and fifth, Devala.

Verse 196 (skanda.3.91.196)

ज्ञानजा च तथा देवी कथिता गोत्रदेवता । अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता निर्लोभाः शुद्धमानसाः ।

jñānajā ca tathā devī kathitā gotradevatā asmin gotre ca ye jātā nirlobhāḥ śuddhamānasāḥ

Its gotra-deity is declared to be Jñānajā. Those born in this gotra are free of greed, pure of mind —

Verse 197 (skanda.3.91.197)

यदृच्छालाभसंतुष्टा ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवित्तमाः । इति द्वात्रिंशं स्थानम् ।।३२।।

yadṛcchālābhasaṁtuṣṭā brāhmaṇā brahmavittamāḥ iti dvātriṁśaṁ sthānam. 32.

— content with whatever comes to them unsought, supreme knowers of Brahman. Thus ends the thirty-second village entry.

Verse 198 (skanda.3.91.198)

पाटडीया परं स्थानं पवित्रं परिकीर्तितम्। कुशगोत्रं भवेदत्र प्रवरत्रयसंयुतम् ।

pāṭaḍīyā paraṁ sthānaṁ pavitraṁ parikīrtitam kuśagotraṁ bhaved atra pravaratrayasaṁyutam

Pāṭaḍīyā is another village entry, declared most sacred; here the gotra is Kuśa, joined with three pravaras.

Verse 199 (skanda.3.91.199)

विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदलमेव हि । अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता वेदशास्त्र परायणाः ।

viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyaudalam eva hi asmin gotre ca ye jātā vedaśāstra parāyaṇāḥ

Its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala. Those born in this gotra are devoted to the Vedic scriptures —

Verse 200 (skanda.3.91.200)

मदोद्धुराश्च ते विप्रा न्यायमार्गप्रवर्तकाः । इति त्रयस्त्रिंशं स्थानम् ।। ३३ ।।

madoddhurāś ca te viprā nyāyamārgapravartakāḥ iti trayastriṁśaṁ sthānam. 33.

— somewhat overbearing at times, yet they are upholders of the path of justice. Thus ends the thirty-third village entry.

Verse 201 (skanda.3.91.201)

टीकोलिया परं स्थानं कुशगोत्रं तथैव च । विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदलमेव च ।

ṭīkoliyā paraṁ sthānaṁ kuśagotraṁ tathaiva ca viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyaudalam eva ca

Ṭīkoliyā is another village entry, its gotra too being Kuśa; its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala.

Verse 202 (skanda.3.91.202)

चचाई चात्र वै देवी गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता । अस्मिन्गोत्रे भवा विप्राः श्रुतिस्मृतिपरायणाः ।

cacāī cātra vai devī gotradevī prakīrtitā asmin gotre bhavā viprāḥ śrutismṛtiparāyaṇāḥ

Here the gotra-devi is declared to be Cacāī. The brahmins born in this gotra are devoted to the Vedic and traditional scriptures —

Verse 203 (skanda.3.91.203)

रोगिणो लोभिनो दुष्टा यजने याजने रताः । ब्रह्मक्रियापराः सर्वे मोढाः प्रोक्ता मयात्र वै । इति चतुस्त्रिंशं स्थानम् ।।३४।।

rogino lobhino duṣṭā yajane yājane ratāḥ brahmakriyāparāḥ sarve moḍhāḥ proktā mayātra vai iti catustriṁśaṁ sthānam. 34.

— prone to illness, greedy, and harsh too, yet devoted to performing and officiating at sacrifices. All these Modh brahmins, as I have declared, are devoted to the rites of Brahman. Thus ends the thirty-fourth village entry.

Verse 204 (skanda.3.91.204)

गमीधाणीयं परमं स्थानं प्रोक्तं वै पचत्रिंशकम्। यत्र धारणसं चैव देवी चात्र महाबला।

gamīdhāṇīyaṁ paramaṁ sthānaṁ proktaṁ vai pañcatriṁśakam yatra dhāraṇasaṁ caiva devī cātra mahābalā

Gamīdhāṇīya is declared the thirty-fifth village entry, where the gotra is Dhāraṇasa; here the goddess is Mahābalā.

Verse 205 (skanda.3.91.205)

अगस्तिदार्ढच्युतइध्मवाहनसंज्ञकाः। अस्मिन्वंशे च ये जाता ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मतत्पराः ।

agastidārḍhacyutaidhmavāhanasaṁjñakāḥ asmin vaṁśe ca ye jātā brāhmaṇā brahmatatparāḥ

Its pravaras are Agasti, Dārḍhyacyuta, and one named Idhmavāhana. The brahmins born in this lineage are devoted to the rites of Brahman —

Verse 206 (skanda.3.91.206)

अलौल्याश्च महाप्राज्ञा वेदाज्ञाप्रतिपालकाः । इति पंचत्रिंशं स्थानम् ।।३५।।

alaulyāś ca mahāprājñā vedājñāpratipālakāḥ iti pañcatriṁśaṁ sthānam. 35.

— free of greed, of great wisdom, upholders of the Veda's command. Thus ends the thirty-fifth village entry.

Verse 207 (skanda.3.91.207)

मात्रा च परमं स्थानं पवित्रं सर्वदेहिनाम् । कुशगोत्रं पवित्रं तु परमं चात्र धिष्ठितम् ।

mātrā ca paramaṁ sthānaṁ pavitraṁ sarvadehinām kuśagotraṁ pavitraṁ tu paramaṁ cātra dhiṣṭhitam

Mātrā is a most sacred village entry, holy for all embodied beings; here the sacred Kuśa gotra is established.

Verse 208 (skanda.3.91.208)

विश्वामित्रो देवरातो दलश्चैव तृतीयकः । ज्ञानदा च महादेवी सर्वलोकैकरक्षिणी ।

viśvāmitro devarāto dalaś caiva tṛtīyakaḥ jñānadā ca mahādevī sarvalokaikarakṣiṇī

Its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala. Its gotra-devi is the great goddess Jñānadā, sole protectress of all the worlds.

Verse 209 (skanda.3.91.209)

अस्मिन्वंशे समुद्भूता ब्राह्मणा देवतत्पराः । सस्वाधायवषट्कारा वेदशास्त्रप्रवर्तकाः । इति षट्त्रिशं स्थानम् ।। ३६ ।।

asmin vaṁśe samudbhūtā brāhmaṇā devatatparāḥ sasvādhyāyavaṣaṭkārā vedaśāstrapravartakāḥ iti ṣaṭtriṁśaṁ sthānam. 36.

The brahmins born in this lineage are devoted to the gods; engaged in Vedic recitation and ritual exclamation, upholders of the Vedic scriptures. Thus ends the thirty-sixth village entry.

Verse 210 (skanda.3.91.210)

नातमोरा परं स्थानं पवित्रं परमं शुभम् । कुशगोत्रं च तत्रास्ति प्रवरत्रयसंयुतम् ।

nātamorā paraṁ sthānaṁ pavitraṁ paramaṁ śubham kuśagotraṁ ca tatrāsti pravaratrayasaṁyutam

Nātamorā is another village entry, most sacred and auspicious; there the gotra is Kuśa, joined with three pravaras.

Verse 211 (skanda.3.91.211)

विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदलमेव च । ज्ञानजा चात्र वै देवी गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता ।

viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyaudalam eva ca jñānajā cātra vai devī gotradevī prakīrtitā

Its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala. Here the gotra-devi is declared to be Jñānajā.

Verse 212 (skanda.3.91.212)

अस्मिन्वंशे भवा ये च ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवित्तमाः । धर्मज्ञाः सत्यवक्तारो व्रतदानपरायणाः । इति सप्तत्रिंशं स्थानम् ।। ३७ ।।

asmin vaṁśe bhavā ye ca brāhmaṇā brahmavittamāḥ dharmajñāḥ satyavaktāro vratadānaparāyaṇāḥ iti saptatriṁśaṁ sthānam. 37.

The brahmins born in this lineage are supreme knowers of Brahman, knowers of dharma, speakers of truth, and devoted to vows and giving. Thus ends the thirty-seventh village entry.

Verse 213 (skanda.3.91.213)

बलोला च महास्थानं पवित्रं परमाद्भुतम् । कुशगोत्रं समाख्यातं प्रवरत्रयमेव च ।

balolā ca mahāsthānaṁ pavitraṁ paramādbhutam kuśagotraṁ samākhyātaṁ pravaratrayam eva ca

Balolā is a great village entry, sacred and most wondrous; its gotra is declared to be Kuśa, joined with three pravaras.

Verse 214 (skanda.3.91.214)

पूर्वोक्तं प्रवरं चैव देवी चैवात्र मानदा । वंशेस्मिन्परमाः प्रोक्ताः काजेशेन विनिर्मिताः।

pūrvoktaṁ pravaraṁ caiva devī caivātra mānadā vaṁśe 'smin paramāḥ proktāḥ kājeśena vinirmitāḥ

Its pravaras are those already mentioned; here the goddess is Mānadā. In this lineage are declared the supreme ones, fashioned by Kājeśa —

Verse 215 (skanda.3.91.215)

असत्यभाषिणो विप्रा लोभिनो नृपसत्तम । सर्वविद्याकुशलिनो ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मसत्तमाः । इत्यष्टत्रिंशं स्थानम् ।। ३८ ।।

asatyabhāṣiṇo viprā lobhino nṛpasattama sarvavidyākuśalino brāhmaṇā brahmasattamāḥ ity aṣṭatriṁśaṁ sthānam. 38.

— O best of kings, these brahmins are untruthful and greedy, yet they are skilled in every branch of learning, supreme knowers of Brahman. Thus ends the thirty-eighth village entry.

Verse 216 (skanda.3.91.216)

राज्यजा च महास्थानं लौगाक्षाप्रवरं तथा । काश्यपावत्सारवाशिष्ठं प्रवरत्रयमेव च ।

rājyajā ca mahāsthānaṁ laugākṣāpravaraṁ tathā kāśyapāvatsāravāśiṣṭhaṁ pravaratrayam eva ca

Rājyajā is a great village entry; its gotra is Laugākṣa, having three pravaras — Kāśyapa, Avatsāra, and Vaśiṣṭha.

Verse 217 (skanda.3.91.217)

भद्रा च योगिनी चैव गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता । अस्मिन्वंशे समुद्भूता ब्राह्मणा वेदतत्पराः ।

bhadrā ca yoginī caiva gotradevī prakīrtitā asmin vaṁśe samudbhūtā brāhmaṇā vedatatparāḥ

Its gotra-devi is declared to be Bhadrā Yoginī. The brahmins born in this lineage are devoted to the Vedas —

Verse 218 (skanda.3.91.218)

नित्यस्नाननित्यहोमनित्यदानपरायणाः । नित्यधर्मरताश्चैव नित्यनैमित्ततत्पराः । इत्येकोनचत्वारिंशं स्थानम् ।। ३९ ।।

nityasnānanityahomanityadānaparāyaṇāḥ nityadharmaratāś caiva nityanaimittatatparāḥ ity ekonacatvāriṁśaṁ sthānam. 39.

— devoted to daily bathing, daily fire-offerings, and daily giving; ever devoted to dharma, and diligent in occasional rites as well. Thus ends the thirty-ninth village entry.

Verse 219 (skanda.3.91.219)

रूपोला परमं स्थानं पवित्रमतिपुण्यदम् । अस्मिन्गोत्रत्रये चैव देवीत्रितयमेव च ।

rūpolā paramaṁ sthānaṁ pavitram atipuṇyadam asmin gotratraye caiva devītritayam eva ca

Rūpolā is a most sacred village entry, bestowing abundant merit; here there are three gotras, and three gotra-devis as well.

Verse 220 (skanda.3.91.220)

प्रथमं कुत्सवत्साख्यौ भारद्वाजस्तृतीयकः । आंगिरसोंबरीषश्च यौवनाश्वस्तृतीयकः ।

prathamaṁ kutsavatsākhyau bhāradvājas tṛtīyakaḥ āṅgirasombarīṣaś ca yauvanāśvas tṛtīyakaḥ

The first two gotras are named Kutsa and Vatsa, and the third, Bhāradvāja. Kutsa's pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Āmbarīṣa, and third, Yauvanāśva.

Verse 221 (skanda.3.91.221)

भृगुच्यवनाप्नवानौर्वजगदग्निस्तथैव च । आंगिरसवार्हस्पत्यभारद्वाजस्तथैव च ।

bhṛgucyavanāpnavānaurvajagadagnis tathaiva ca āṅgirasavārhaspatyabhāradvājas tathaiva ca

Vatsa's pravaras are Bhṛgu, Cyavana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, and Jamadagni; Bhāradvāja's pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Vārhaspatya, and Bhāradvāja.

Verse 222 (skanda.3.91.222)

क्षेमला चैव वै देवी धारभट्टारिका तथा । तृतीया क्षेमला प्रोक्ता गोत्रमाता ह्यनुक्रमात् ।

kṣemalā caiva vai devī dhārabhaṭṭārikā tathā tṛtīyā kṣemalā proktā gotramātā hy anukramāt

Their gotra-mothers, in order, are: the first, Kṣemalā; the second, Dhārabhaṭṭārikā; and the third, again declared to be Kṣemalā.

Verse 223 (skanda.3.91.223)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता पंचयज्ञरताः सदा । लोभिनः क्रोधिनश्चैव प्रजायन्ते बहुप्रजाः ।

asmin gotre ca ye jātā pañcayajñaratāḥ sadā lobhinaḥ krodhinaś caiva prajāyante bahuprajāḥ

Those born in this gotra are ever devoted to the five daily sacrifices; greedy and irritable too, yet blessed with numerous offspring —

Verse 224 (skanda.3.91.224)

स्नानदानादिनिरताः सदा च विजितेंद्रियाः । वापीकूपतडागानां कर्त्तारश्च सहस्रशः । इति चत्वारिंशं स्थानम् ।। ४० ।।

snānadānādiniratāḥ sadā ca vijitendriyāḥ vāpīkūpataḍāgānāṁ kartāraś ca sahasraśaḥ iti catvāriṁśaṁ sthānam. 40.

— devoted to bathing, giving, and the like, ever masters of their senses; builders, by the thousand, of stepwells, wells, and tanks. Thus ends the fortieth village entry.

Verse 225 (skanda.3.91.225)

बोधणी परमं स्थानं पवित्रं पापनाशनम् । कुशं च कौशिकं चैव गोत्रद्वितयमेव च ।

bodhaṇī paramaṁ sthānaṁ pavitraṁ pāpanāśanam kuśaṁ ca kauśikaṁ caiva gotradvitayam eva ca

Bodhaṇī is a most sacred village entry, destroying sin; here there are two gotras — Kuśa and Kauśika.

Verse 226 (skanda.3.91.226)

विश्वामित्रश्च प्रथमो देवरातोदलेति च । विश्वामित्राघमर्षणकौशिकेति तथैव च ।

viśvāmitraś ca prathamo devarātaudaleti ca viśvāmitrāghamarṣaṇakauśiketi tathaiva ca

Kuśa's pravaras are, first, Viśvāmitra, then Devarāta, and Udala; Kauśika's pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Aghamarṣaṇa, and Kauśika.

Verse 227 (skanda.3.91.227)

यक्षिणी प्रथमा चैव द्वितीया तारणी तथा । अस्मिन्गोत्रे तु ये जाता दुर्बला दीनमानसाः ।

yakṣiṇī prathamā caiva dvitīyā tāraṇī tathā asmin gotre tu ye jātā durbalā dīnamānasāḥ

The first gotra-devi is Yakṣiṇī, the second, Tāraṇī. Those born in this gotra are of weak constitution and downcast spirit —

Verse 228 (skanda.3.91.228)

असत्यभाषिणो विप्रा लोभिनो नृपसत्तम । सर्वविद्याकुशलिनो ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मसत्तमाः । इत्येकचत्वारिशं स्थानम् ।। ४१ ।।

asatyabhāṣiṇo viprā lobhino nṛpasattama sarvavidyākuśalino brāhmaṇā brahmasattamāḥ ity ekacatvāriṁśaṁ sthānam. 41.

— O best of kings, untruthful and greedy brahmins, yet skilled in every branch of learning, supreme knowers of Brahman. Thus ends the forty-first village entry.

Verse 229 (skanda.3.91.229)

छत्रोटा च परं स्थानं सर्वलोकैकपूजितम् । कुशगोत्रं समाख्यातं प्रवरत्रयमेव हि ।

chatroṭā ca paraṁ sthānaṁ sarvalokaikapūjitam kuśagotraṁ samākhyātaṁ pravaratrayam eva hi

Chatroṭā is another village entry, honored throughout all the worlds; its gotra is declared to be Kuśa, having three pravaras.

Verse 230 (skanda.3.91.230)

विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयो दलमेव वै । चचाई चात्र वै देवी गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता ।

viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyo dalam eva vai cacāī cātra vai devī gotradevī prakīrtitā

Its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala. Here the gotra-devi is declared to be Cacāī.

Verse 231 (skanda.3.91.231)

अस्मिन्वंशे भवाश्चैव वेदशास्त्रपरायणाः । महोदयाश्च ते विप्रा न्यायमार्गप्रवर्तकाः । इति द्विचत्वारिंशं स्थानम् ।। ४२ ।।

asmin vaṁśe bhavāś caiva vedaśāstraparāyaṇāḥ mahodayāś ca te viprā nyāyamārgapravartakāḥ iti dvicatvāriṁśaṁ sthānam. 42.

Those born in this lineage are devoted to the Vedic scriptures, brahmins of great prosperity and upholders of the path of justice. Thus ends the forty-second village entry.

Verse 232 (skanda.3.91.232)

खल एवात्र संस्थानं त्रयश्चत्वारिंशमेव हि । वत्सगोत्रोद्भवा विप्राः कृषिकर्मप्रवर्तकाः ।

khala evātra saṁsthānaṁ trayaścatvāriṁśam eva hi vatsagotrodbhavā viprāḥ kṛṣikarmapravartakāḥ

Khala is here the forty-third village entry; its brahmins, sprung from the Vatsa gotra, are practitioners of agriculture.

Verse 233 (skanda.3.91.233)

गोत्रजा ज्ञानजा देवी प्रवराः पंच एव हि । भार्गवच्यवनाप्नवानौर्वजामदग्न्येति चैव हि ।

gotrajā jñānajā devī pravarāḥ pañca eva hi bhārgavacyavanāpnavānaurvajāmadagnyeti caiva hi

Its gotra-devi is Jñānajā. It has five pravaras — Bhārgava, Cyavana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, and Jamadagni.

Verse 234 (skanda.3.91.234)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे भवा विप्राः श्रौताग्नि सुनिषेवकाः । वेदाध्ययनशीलाश्च तापसाश्चारिमर्दनाः ।

asmin gotre bhavā viprāḥ śrautāgni suniṣevakāḥ vedādhyayanaśīlāś ca tāpasāś cārimardanāḥ

The brahmins born in this gotra tend well the Vedic sacred fires, are devoted to studying the Veda, austere, and subdue their foes.

Verse 235 (skanda.3.91.235)

रोषिणो लोभिनो हृष्टा यजने याजने रताः । सर्वभूतदयाविष्टास्तथा परोपकारिणः । इति त्रयश्चत्वारिंश स्थानम् ।। ४३ ।।

roṣiṇo lobhino hṛṣṭā yajane yājane ratāḥ sarvabhūtadayāviṣṭās tathā paropakāriṇaḥ iti trayaścatvāriṁśaṁ sthānam. 43.

— irritable and greedy, yet cheerful, devoted to performing and officiating at sacrifices, filled with compassion for all beings, and given to helping others. Thus ends the forty-third village entry.

Verse 236 (skanda.3.91.236)

वासंतड्यां च विप्राणां कुशगोत्रमुदाहृतम् । विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयौदलमेव हि ।

vāsaṁtaḍyāṁ ca viprāṇāṁ kuśagotram udāhṛtam viśvāmitro devaratas tṛtīyaudalam eva hi

At Vāsaṁtaḍyā, the brahmins' gotra is declared to be Kuśa; its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Udala.

Verse 237 (skanda.3.91.237)

चचाई चात्र वै देवी गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता । अस्मिन्वंशे च ये जाताः पूर्वोक्ता ब्रह्मतत्पराः ।

cacāī cātra vai devī gotradevī prakīrtitā asmin vaṁśe ca ye jātāḥ pūrvoktā brahmatatparāḥ

Here the gotra-devi is declared to be Cacāī. Those born in this lineage bear the qualities already described, devoted to the rites of Brahman —

Verse 238 (skanda.3.91.238)

परोपकारिणश्चैव परचित्तानुवर्तिनः । परस्वविमुखाश्चैव परमार्गप्रवर्त्तकाः । इति चतुश्चत्वारिंशं स्थानम् ।। ४४ ।।

paropakāriṇaś caiva paracittānuvartinaḥ parasvavimukhāś caiva paramārgapravartakāḥ iti catuścatvāriṁśaṁ sthānam. 44.

— given to helping others, attentive to others' hearts, averse to others' property, and upholders of the right path. Thus ends the forty-fourth village entry.

Verse 239 (skanda.3.91.239)

अतः परं च संस्थानं जाखासणमुदाहृतम् । गोत्रं वै वात्स्यसंज्ञं तु गोत्रजा शीहुरी तथा ।

ataḥ paraṁ ca saṁsthānaṁ jākhāsaṇam udāhṛtam gotraṁ vai vātsyasaṁjñaṁ tu gotrajā śīhurī tathā

After this comes the village entry named Jākhāsaṇa; its gotra is called Vātsya, and its gotra-devi is Śīhurī.

Verse 240 (skanda.3.91.240)

प्रवराणि च पंचैव मया तव प्रकाशितम् । भार्गवच्यवनाप्नवानौर्वपुरोधसः स्मृतः ।

pravarāṇi ca pañcaiva mayā tava prakāśitam bhārgavacyavanāpnavānaurvapurodhasaḥ smṛtaḥ

I have declared to you its five pravaras — Bhārgava, Cyavana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, and the one named Purodhas.

Verse 241 (skanda.3.91.241)

अस्मिन्वंशे च ये जाता वाडवाः सुखवासिनः । विप्राः स्थूलाश्च ज्ञातारः सर्वकर्मरताश्च वै ।

asmin vaṁśe ca ye jātā vāḍavāḥ sukhavāsinaḥ viprāḥ sthūlāś ca jñātāraḥ sarvakarmaratāś ca vai

The brahmins born in this lineage dwell in comfort, are stout of build, learned, and engaged in all manner of work.

Verse 242 (skanda.3.91.242)

सर्वे धर्मैकविश्वासाः सर्वलोकैकपूजिताः । वेदशास्त्रार्थनिपुणा यजने याजने रताः ।

sarve dharmaikaviśvāsāḥ sarvalokaikapūjitāḥ vedaśāstrārthanipuṇā yajane yājane ratāḥ

All hold faith in dharma alone, are honored throughout all the worlds, skilled in the meaning of the Vedic scriptures, and devoted to performing and officiating at sacrifices.

Verse 243 (skanda.3.91.243)

सदाचाराः सुरूपाश्च तुंदिला दीर्घ दर्शिनः । शीहुरी चात्र वै देवी कुलदेवी प्रकीर्तिता । इति पंचचत्वारिंशं स्थानम् ।। ४५ ।।

sadācārāḥ surūpāś ca tuṁdilā dīrgha darśinaḥ śīhurī cātra vai devī kuladevī prakīrtitā iti pañcacatvāriṁśaṁ sthānam. 45.

— of good conduct, handsome in form, portly, and far-sighted. Here the family goddess is declared to be Śīhurī. Thus ends the forty-fifth village entry.

Verse 244 (skanda.3.91.244)

षट्चत्वारिंशकं स्थानं मोटानां तु प्रकाशितम् । गोतीआनामसंज्ञा तु कुशगोत्रमिहास्ति च ।

ṣaṭcatvāriṁśakaṁ sthānaṁ moṭānāṁ tu prakāśitam gotīānāmasaṁjñā tu kuśagotram ihāsti ca

The forty-sixth village entry is declared to be that of Moṭā, known by the name Gotīā; here the gotra is Kuśa.

Verse 245 (skanda.3.91.245)

विश्वामित्रं प्रथमं चैव द्वितीयं देवरातकम् । तृतीयमौदलं चैव प्रवरत्रितयं त्विदम् ।

viśvāmitraṁ prathamaṁ caiva dvitīyaṁ devarātakam tṛtīyam audalaṁ caiva pravaratritayaṁ tv idam

Its three pravaras are, first, Viśvāmitra; second, Devarāta; and third, Udala.

Verse 246 (skanda.3.91.246)

यक्षिणी चात्र वै देवी राक्षसानां प्रभंजनी । अस्मिन्वंशे च ये जाता ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मतत्पराः ।

yakṣiṇī cātra vai devī rākṣasānāṁ prabhaṁjanī asmin vaṁśe ca ye jātā brāhmaṇā brahmatatparāḥ

Here the goddess is Yakṣiṇī, destroyer of demons. The brahmins born in this lineage are devoted to the rites of Brahman —

Verse 247 (skanda.3.91.247)

धर्मे मतिप्रवृत्ताश्च धर्मशास्त्रेषु निष्ठिताः । इति षट्चत्वारिंशस्थानम् ।। ४६ ।।

dharme matipravṛttāś ca dharmaśāstreṣu niṣṭhitāḥ iti ṣaṭcatvāriṁśaṁ sthānam. 46.

— their minds ever inclined toward dharma, steadfast in the scriptures of dharma. Thus ends the forty-sixth village entry.

Verse 248 (skanda.3.91.248)

सप्तचत्वारिंशकं च संस्थानं परिकीर्तितम् । वरलीयाख्यसंस्थानं पवित्रं परमं मतम् ।

saptacatvāriṁśakaṁ ca saṁsthānaṁ parikīrtitam varalīyākhyasaṁsthānaṁ pavitraṁ paramaṁ matam

The forty-seventh village entry is declared, named Varalīyā, held to be most sacred.

Verse 249 (skanda.3.91.249)

भारद्वाजं तथा गोत्रं प्रवराणि तथैव च । यक्षिणी चात्र वै देवी कुलदेवी प्रकीर्तिता ।

bhāradvājaṁ tathā gotraṁ pravarāṇi tathaiva ca yakṣiṇī cātra vai devī kuladevī prakīrtitā

Its gotra is Bhāradvāja, and it likewise has its pravaras. Here the family goddess is declared to be Yakṣiṇī.

Verse 250 (skanda.3.91.250)

आंगिरसं बार्हस्पत्यं भारद्वाजं तृतीयकम् । अस्मिन्वंशे च ये जाताः ब्राह्मणा पूतमूर्तयः ।

āṅgirasaṁ bārhaspatyaṁ bhāradvājaṁ tṛtīyakam asmin vaṁśe ca ye jātāḥ brāhmaṇā pūtamūrtayaḥ

Its pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, and third, Bhāradvāja. The brahmins born in this lineage are of purified form —

Verse 251 (skanda.3.91.251)

येषां वाक्योदकेनैव शुध्यंति पापिनो नराः । इति सप्तचत्वारिंशकं स्थानम् ।। ४७ ।।

yeṣāṁ vākyodakenaiva śudhyaṁti pāpino narāḥ iti saptacatvāriṁśakaṁ sthānam. 47.

— such that even sinful men are purified by the mere water of their word. Thus ends the forty-seventh village entry.

Verse 252 (skanda.3.91.252)

दुधीयाख्यं परं स्थानं गोत्रद्वितयमेव च । धारणसं तथा गोत्रमांगिरकसमेव च ।

dudhīyākhyaṁ paraṁ sthānaṁ gotradvitayam eva ca dhāraṇasaṁ tathā gotram āṅgirasam eva ca

Dudhīyā is another village entry, having two gotras — Dhāraṇasa, and likewise Āṅgirasa.

Verse 253 (skanda.3.91.253)

अगस्तिदार्ढच्युतइध्मवाहनसंज्ञकम् । छत्राइ च महादेवी द्वितीयं प्रवरं शृणु ।

agastidārḍhacyutaidhmavāhanasaṁjñakam chatrāi ca mahādevī dvitīyaṁ pravaraṁ śṛṇu

Dhāraṇasa's pravaras are Agasti, Dārḍhyacyuta, and Idhmavāhana. Its great goddess is Chatrāi. Now hear the second pravara —

Verse 254 (skanda.3.91.254)

आंगिरसांबरीषौ च यौवनाश्वस्तृतीयकः । ज्ञानदा शेषला चैव ज्ञानदा सर्वदेहिनाम् ।

āṅgirasāmbarīṣau ca yauvanāśvas tṛtīyakaḥ jñānadā śeṣalā caiva jñānadā sarvadehinām

Āṅgirasa's pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Āmbarīṣa, and third, Yauvanāśva. Its goddess is Jñānadā Śeṣalā, the giver of knowledge to all embodied beings.

Verse 255 (skanda.3.91.255)

अस्मिन्वंशे समुत्पन्ना वाडवा दुःसहा नृप । मदोत्कटा महाकायाः प्रलंभाश्च मदोद्धताः ।

asmin vaṁśe samutpannā vāḍavā duḥsahā nṛpa madotkaṭā mahākāyāḥ pralaṁbhāś ca madoddhatāḥ

O king, the brahmins born in this lineage are of hard-to-restrain temperament, intoxicated with pride, of massive build, deceptive, and arrogant with conceit —

Verse 256 (skanda.3.91.256)

क्लेशरूपाः कृष्णवर्णाः सर्वशस्त्रविशारदाः । बहुभुग्धनिनो दक्षा द्वेषपापविवर्जिताः । इत्यष्टाचत्वारिशकं स्थानम् ।। ४८ ।।

kleśarūpāḥ kṛṣṇavarṇāḥ sarvaśastraviśāradāḥ bahubhugdhanino dakṣā dveṣapāpavivarjitāḥ ity aṣṭācatvāriṁśakaṁ sthānam. 48.

— of troublesome nature, dark of hue, expert in every weapon, great eaters, wealthy, capable, and free of malice and sin. Thus ends the forty-eighth village entry.

Verse 257 (skanda.3.91.257)

हासोलासं प्रवक्ष्यामि स्वस्थानं चात्र संश्रुतम् । शांडिल्यगोत्रं चैवात्र प्रवरैः पंचभिर्युतम् ।

hāsolāsaṁ pravakṣyāmi svasthānaṁ cātra saṁśrutam śāṇḍilyagotraṁ caivātra pravaraiḥ pañcabhir yutam

Now I shall declare Hāsolāsa, the village entry renowned here; its gotra is Śāṇḍilya, joined with five pravaras.

Verse 258 (skanda.3.91.258)

भार्गवच्यावनाप्नवानौर्वं वै जामदग्न्यकम् । यक्षिणी चात्र वै देवी पवित्रा पापनाशिनी ।

bhārgavacyāvanāpnavānaurvaṁ vai jāmadagnyakam yakṣiṇī cātra vai devī pavitrā pāpanāśinī

Its pravaras are Bhārgava, Cyavana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, and Jāmadagnya. Here the goddess is Yakṣiṇī, sacred and destroyer of sin.

Verse 259 (skanda.3.91.259)

अस्मिन्वंशे च ये जाता ब्राह्मणाः स्थूलदेहिनः । लंबोदरा लंबकर्णा लंबहस्ता महाद्विजाः ।

asmin vaṁśe ca ye jātā brāhmaṇāḥ sthūladehinaḥ laṁbodarā laṁbakarṇā laṁbahastā mahādvijāḥ

The brahmins born in this lineage are great twice-born of stout build, with long bellies, long ears, and long arms.

Verse 260 (skanda.3.91.260)

अरोगिणः सदा देवाः सत्यव्रतपरायणाः । इत्येकोनपञ्चाशत्तमं स्थानम् ।। ४९ ।।

arogiṇaḥ sadā devāḥ satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ ity ekonapañcāśattamaṁ sthānam. 49.

— ever free of illness, radiant as gods, and devoted to the vow of truth. Thus ends the forty-ninth village entry.

Verse 261 (skanda.3.91.261)

वैहालाख्यं च संस्थानं पचाशत्तममेव हि । कुशगोत्रं तथा चैव देवी चात्र महाबला ।

vaihālākhyaṁ ca saṁsthānaṁ pañcāśattamam eva hi kuśagotraṁ tathā caiva devī cātra mahābalā

The village entry named Vaihāla is the fiftieth; its gotra is Kuśa, and here the goddess is Mahābalā.

Verse 262 (skanda.3.91.262)

अस्मिन्गोत्रे भवा विप्रा दुष्टाः कुटिलगामिनः । धनिनो धर्मनिष्ठाश्च वेदवेदांगपारगाः ।

asmin gotre bhavā viprā duṣṭāḥ kuṭilagāminaḥ dhanino dharmaniṣṭhāś ca vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ

The brahmins born in this gotra are wicked and given to crooked ways, yet wealthy, steadfast in dharma, and accomplished in the Veda and its ancillary sciences —

Verse 263 (skanda.3.91.263)

दानभोगरताः सर्वे श्रौते च कृत बुद्धयः । इति पञ्चाशत्तमं स्थानम् ।। ५० ।।

dānabhogaratāḥ sarve śraute ca kṛtabuddhayaḥ iti pañcāśattamaṁ sthānam. 50.

— all devoted to giving and enjoyment, their minds set upon the Vedic rites. Thus ends the fiftieth village entry.

Verse 264 (skanda.3.91.264)

असाला परमं स्थानं प्रवरद्वयमेव हि । कुशं च धारणं चैव प्रवराणि क्रमेण तु ।

asālā paramaṁ sthānaṁ pravaradvayam eva hi kuśaṁ ca dhāraṇaṁ caiva pravarāṇi krameṇa tu

Asālā is a most sacred village entry, having two pravaras — Kuśa and, in order, Dhāraṇa.

Verse 265 (skanda.3.91.265)

विश्वामित्रो देवरातो देवलस्तु तृतीयकः । ज्ञानजा च तथा देवी गोत्रदेवी प्रकीर्तिता । इत्येकपंचाशत्तमं स्थानम् ।। ५१ ।।

viśvāmitro devarāto devalas tu tṛtīyakaḥ jñānajā ca tathā devī gotradevī prakīrtitā ity ekapañcāśattamaṁ sthānam. 51.

Its pravaras are Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and third, Devala. Its gotra-devi is declared to be Jñānajā. Thus ends the fifty-first village entry.

Verse 266 (skanda.3.91.266)

नालोला परमं स्थानं द्विपंचाशत्तमं किल । वत्सगोत्रं तथा ख्यातं द्वितीयं धारणसं तथा ।

nālolā paramaṁ sthānaṁ dvipañcāśattamaṁ kila vatsagotraṁ tathā khyātaṁ dvitīyaṁ dhāraṇasaṁ tathā

Nālolā is a most sacred village entry, the fifty-second; its gotra is declared to be Vatsa, and the second is Dhāraṇasa.

Verse 267 (skanda.3.91.267)

प्रवराश्चैव पूर्वोक्ता देव्युक्ता पूर्वमेव हि । अस्मिन्वंशे च ये जाताः पवित्राः परमा मताः ।

pravarāś caiva pūrvoktā devyuktā pūrvam eva hi asmin vaṁśe ca ye jātāḥ pavitrāḥ paramā matāḥ

Its pravaras and goddess have already been declared before. Those born in this lineage are held to be most sacred —

Verse 268 (skanda.3.91.268)

बहुनोक्तेन किं विप्राः सर्व एवात्र सत्तमाः । सर्वे शुद्धा महात्मानः सर्वे कुलपरंपराः । इति द्वापञ्चाश त्तमं स्थानम्।।५२।।

bahunoktena kiṁ viprāḥ sarva evātra sattamāḥ sarve śuddhā mahātmānaḥ sarve kulaparaṁparāḥ iti dvāpañcāśattamaṁ sthānam. 52.

— what use in saying more? All the brahmins here are excellent, all pure great souls, all of an unbroken noble lineage. Thus ends the fifty-second village entry.

Verse 269 (skanda.3.91.269)

देहोलं परमं स्थानं ब्राह्मणानां परंतप । कुशवंशोद्भवा विप्रास्तत्र जाता नृसत्तम ।

deholaṁ paramaṁ sthānaṁ brāhmaṇānāṁ paraṁtapa kuśavaṁśodbhavā viprās tatra jātā nṛsattama

O scorcher of foes, O best of men, Dehola is a most sacred village entry of brahmins; there the brahmins born are sprung from the Kuśa lineage.

Verse 270 (skanda.3.91.270)

पूर्वोक्तप्रवराण्येव देवी पूर्वोदिता मया । तस्मिन्गोत्रे द्विजा जाताः पूर्वोक्तगुणशालिनः । इति त्रिपंचाशत्तमं स्थानम् ।। ५३ ।।

pūrvoktapravarāṇy eva devī pūrvoditā mayā tasmin gotre dvijā jātāḥ pūrvoktaguṇaśālinaḥ iti tripañcāśattamaṁ sthānam. 53.

Its pravaras have already been described, and its goddess too I have already declared. The twice-born born in that gotra possess the qualities already described. Thus ends the fifty-third village entry.

Verse 271 (skanda.3.91.271)

सोहासीयापुरं स्थानं गोत्रत्रितयमेव हि । भारद्वाजस्तथा ख्यातं गोत्रं वत्सं तथैव च ।

sohāsīyāpuraṁ sthānaṁ gotratritayam eva hi bhāradvājas tathā khyātaṁ gotraṁ vatsaṁ tathaiva ca

Sohāsīyāpura is a village entry having three gotras; one is declared to be Bhāradvāja, and likewise, Vatsa.

Verse 272 (skanda.3.91.272)

यक्षिणी ज्ञानजा चैव सिहोली च यथाक्रमम् । एतद्वंशपरीक्षा च पूर्वोक्ता नृपसत्तम । इति चतुःपंचाशत्तमं स्थानम् ।।५४।।

yakṣiṇī jñānajā caiva sihoulī ca yathākramam etad vaṁśaparīkṣā ca pūrvoktā nṛpasattama iti catuḥpañcāśattamaṁ sthānam. 54.

Their goddesses, in order, are Yakṣiṇī, Jñānajā, and Sihoulī. O best of kings, the character of this lineage has already been described. Thus ends the fifty-fourth village entry.

Verse 273 (skanda.3.91.273)

पंचपंचाशकं स्थानं प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाधुना । नाम्ना संहालियास्थानं दत्तं रामेण वै पुरा ।

pañcapañcāśakaṁ sthānaṁ pravakṣyāmi tavādhunā nāmnā saṁhāliyāsthānaṁ dattaṁ rāmeṇa vai purā

Now I shall declare to you the fifty-fifth village entry, named Saṁhāliyā, granted long ago by Lord Rāma.

Verse 274 (skanda.3.91.274)

तत्र वै कुत्सगोत्रस्था ब्राह्मणां ब्रह्मवर्चसः । स्वधर्मनिरता नित्याः स्वकर्मनिरताश्च ते ।

tatra vai kutsagotrasthā brāhmaṇāṁ brahmavarcasaḥ svadharmaniratā nityāḥ svakarmaniratāś ca te

There the brahmins of the Kutsa gotra are endowed with the radiance of Brahman, ever devoted to their own dharma and their own duties.

Verse 275 (skanda.3.91.275)

आंगिरसांबरीषेच यौवनाश्वमतः परम् । शांता चैवात्र वै देवी शांतिकर्मणि शांतिदा । इति पंचपंचाशत्तमं स्थानम् ।। ५५ ।।

āṅgirasāmbarīṣe ca yauvanāśvam ataḥ param śāntā caivātra vai devī śāntikarmaṇi śāntidā iti pañcapañcāśattamaṁ sthānam. 55.

Its pravaras are Āṅgirasa, Āmbarīṣa, and Yauvanāśva. Here the goddess is Śāntā, who grants peace in rites of pacification. Thus ends the fifty-fifth village entry.

Verse 276 (skanda.3.91.276)

एवं मया ते गोत्राणि स्थानान्यपि तथैव च । प्रवराणि तथैवात्र ब्राह्मणानां परंतप ।

evaṁ mayā te gotrāṇi sthānāny api tathaiva ca pravarāṇi tathaivātra brāhmaṇānāṁ paraṁtapa

O scorcher of foes, thus have I declared to you the gotras, the village entries, and likewise the pravaras of the brahmins.

Verse 277 (skanda.3.91.277)

अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि त्रैविद्यानां परंतप । स्वस्थानं च मया प्रोक्तं यथानुक्रमेण तु ।

ataḥ paraṁ pravakṣyāmi traividyānāṁ paraṁtapa svasthānaṁ ca mayā proktaṁ yathānukrameṇa tu

O scorcher of foes, hereafter I shall declare, in due order, the home-villages of the Traividya brahmins, those learned in the three Vedas.

Verse 278 (skanda.3.91.278)

शीलायाः प्रथमं स्थानं मंडोरा च द्वितीयकम् । एवडी च तृतीयं हि गुंदराणा चतुर्थकम् ।

śīlāyāḥ prathamaṁ sthānaṁ maṁḍorā ca dvitīyakam evaḍī ca tṛtīyaṁ hi guṁdarāṇā caturthakam

The first village is Śīlā, the second, Maṇḍorā; the third is Evaḍī, and the fourth, Gundarāṇā.

Verse 279 (skanda.3.91.279)

पंचमं कल्याणीया देगामा षष्ठकं तथा । नायकपुरा सप्तमं च डलीआ चाष्टमं तथा ।

pañcamaṁ kalyāṇīyā degāmā ṣaṣṭhakaṁ tathā nāyakapurā saptamaṁ ca ḍalīā cāṣṭamaṁ tathā

The fifth is Kalyāṇīyā, the sixth, Degāmā; the seventh is Nāyakapurā, and the eighth, Ḍalīā.

Verse 280 (skanda.3.91.280)

कडोव्या नवमं चैव कोहाटोया दशमं तथा । हरडीयैकादशं चैव भदुकीया द्वादशं तथा ।

kaḍovyā navamaṁ caiva kohāṭoyā daśamaṁ tathā haraḍīyaikādaśaṁ caiva bhadukīyā dvādaśaṁ tathā

The ninth is Kaḍovyā, the tenth, Kohāṭoyā; the eleventh is Haraḍīyā, and the twelfth, Bhadukīyā.

Verse 281 (skanda.3.91.281)

संप्राणावा तथा चात्र कंदरावा प्रकीर्तितम् । वासरोवा त्रयोदशं शरंडावा चतुर्दशम् ।

saṁprāṇāvā tathā cātra kaṁdarāvā prakīrtitam vāsarovā trayodaśaṁ śaraṁḍāvā caturdaśam

Here Saṁprāṇāvā and Kandarāvā are also declared; the thirteenth is Vāsarovā, and the fourteenth, Śaraṇḍāvā.

Verse 282 (skanda.3.91.282)

लोलासणा पंचदशं वारोला षोडशं तथा । नागलपुरा मया चात्र उक्तं सप्तदशं तथा ।

lolāsaṇā pañcadaśaṁ vārolā ṣoḍaśaṁ tathā nāgalapurā mayā cātra uktaṁ saptadaśaṁ tathā

The fifteenth is Lolāsaṇā, the sixteenth, Vārolā; and here I have declared the seventeenth to be Nāgalapurā.

Verse 283 (skanda.3.91.283)

।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। चातुर्विद्यास्तु ये विप्रा नागताः पुनरागताः । वसतिं तत्र रम्ये च चक्रिरे ते द्विजोत्तमाः ।

brahmovāca cāturvidyās tu ye viprā nāgatāḥ punarāgatāḥ vasatiṁ tatra ramye ca cakrire te dvijottamāḥ

Brahmā said: Those Cāturvidya brahmins who had not gone away, and those who had gone and returned, those excellent twice-born made their dwelling right there in that lovely place.

Verse 284 (skanda.3.91.284)

चतुर्विंशतिसंख्याका रामशासनलिप्सया । हनुमंतं प्रति गता व्यावृत्ताः पुनरागताः ।

caturviṁśatisaṁkhyākā rāmaśāsanalipsayā hanumaṁtaṁ prati gatā vyāvṛttāḥ punarāgatāḥ

Twenty-four in number, they had gone to Hanumān seeking to obtain Rāma's written decree, and having turned back, they returned again.

Verse 285 (skanda.3.91.285)

तेषां दोषात्समस्तास्ते स्थानभ्रंशत्वमागताः । कियत्काले गते तेषां विरोधः समपद्यत ।

teṣāṁ doṣāt samastās te sthānabhraṁśatvam āgatāḥ kiyat kāle gate teṣāṁ virodhaḥ samapadyata

Because of this fault, all of them fell from their standing. After some time had passed, discord arose among them.

Verse 286 (skanda.3.91.286)

भिन्नाचारा भिन्नभाषा वेशसंशयमागताः । पंचदशसहस्राणि मध्ये ये के च वाडवाः ।

bhinnācārā bhinnabhāṣā veśasaṁśayam āgatāḥ pañcadaśasahasrāṇi madhye ye ke ca vāḍavāḥ

Their conduct diverged, their speech diverged, even their dress grew questionable. Among those fifteen thousand brahmins, whoever they were —

Verse 287 (skanda.3.91.287)

कृषिकर्मरता आसन्केचिद्यज्ञपरायणाः । केचिन्मल्लाश्च संज्ञाताः केचिद्वै वेदपाठकाः ।

kṛṣikarmaratā āsan kecid yajñaparāyaṇāḥ kecin mallāś ca saṁjñātāḥ kecid vai vedapāṭhakāḥ

Some took up farming, some remained devoted to sacrifice; some became known as wrestlers, and some remained reciters of the Veda.

Verse 288 (skanda.3.91.288)

आयुर्वेदरताः केचित्केचिद्रजकयाजकाः । संध्यास्नानपराः केचिन्नीलीकर्तृप्रयाजकाः ।

āyurvedaratāḥ kecit kecid rajakayājakāḥ saṁdhyāsnānaparāḥ kecin nīlīkartṛprayājakāḥ

Some devoted themselves to Āyurveda, some became priests to washermen; some remained fixed on evening devotions and bathing, and some became officiants for indigo-makers.

Verse 289 (skanda.3.91.289)

तंतुकृद्याचनरतास्तंतुवायादियाचकाः । कलौ प्राप्ते द्विजाः भ्रष्टा भविष्यंति न संशयः ।

taṁtukṛdyācanaratās taṁtuvāyādiyācakāḥ kalau prāpte dvijāḥ bhraṣṭā bhaviṣyaṁti na saṁśayaḥ

Some, engaged in serving and begging from weavers, became beggars attached to weavers and the like. When the Kali age comes, these twice-born will without doubt fall from their standing.

Verse 290 (skanda.3.91.290)

शूद्रेषु जातिभेदः स्यात्कलौ प्राप्ते नराधिप । भ्रष्टाचाराः परं ज्ञात्वा ज्ञातिबंधेन पीडिताः ।

śūdreṣu jātibhedaḥ syāt kalau prāpte narādhipa bhraṣṭācārāḥ paraṁ jñātvā jñātibaṁdhena pīḍitāḥ

O lord of men, when the Kali age comes, divisions of caste will arise even among the śūdras. Recognized as fallen from proper conduct, they will be afflicted by the bonds of community —

Verse 291 (skanda.3.91.291)

भोजनाच्छादने राजन्परित्यक्ता निजैर्जनैः । न कोऽपि कन्यां विवहेत्संसर्गेण कदाचन ।

bhojanācchādane rājan parityaktā nijair janaiḥ na ko'pi kanyāṁ vivahet saṁsargeṇa kadācana

O king, in matters of food and clothing they will be abandoned even by their own people; no one will ever marry a daughter to them through such association.

Verse 292 (skanda.3.91.292)

ततस्ते वणिजो राजंस्तैलकाराः कलौ किल । केचिच्च कलकाराश्च केचित्तंदुलकारिणः ।

tatas te vaṇijo rājaṁs tailakārāḥ kalau kila kecic ca kalakārāś ca kecit taṁdulakāriṇaḥ

O king, then those merchants, in the Kali age, will become oil-pressers; some will become makers of liquor, some traders in rice.

Verse 293 (skanda.3.91.293)

राजपुत्राश्रिताः केचिन्नानावर्णसमाश्रिताः । कलौ प्राप्ते तु वणिजो भ्रष्टाः केपि महीतले ।

rājaputrāśritāḥ kecin nānāvarṇasamāśritāḥ kalau prāpte tu vaṇijo bhraṣṭāḥ ke'pi mahītale

Some will take shelter with princes, some will mingle among various varṇas. When the Kali age comes, some of these merchants on earth will fall from their standing.

Verse 294 (skanda.3.91.294)

तेषां तु पृथगाचाराः सम्बन्धाश्च पृथक्कृता । सीतापुरे च वसतिः केषांचित्समजायत ।

teṣāṁ tu pṛthagācārāḥ sambandhāś ca pṛthakkṛtā sītāpure ca vasatiḥ keṣāṁcit samajāyata

Their customs became distinct from one another, and so did their kin-relations. Some among them came to dwell in Sītāpura —

Verse 295 (skanda.3.91.295)

साभ्रमत्यास्तटे केचिद्यत्र कुत्र व्यवस्थिताः । सीतापुरात्तु ये पूर्वं भयभीता समागताः ।

sābhramatyās taṭe kecid yatra kutra vyavasthitāḥ sītāpurāt tu ye pūrvaṁ bhayabhītā samāgatāḥ

— some settled here and there along the bank of the Sābhramatī river. Those who had earlier come fleeing in fear from Sītāpura —

Verse 296 (skanda.3.91.296)

साभ्रमत्युत्तरे कूले श्रीक्षेत्रे ये व्यवस्थिताः । यदा तेषां पदं स्थानं दत्तं वै सुखवासकम् ।

sābhramatyuttare kūle śrīkṣetre ye vyavasthitāḥ yadā teṣāṁ padaṁ sthānaṁ dattaṁ vai sukhavāsakam

— settled on the northern bank of the Sābhramatī, in the sacred region, when they were granted a place there to dwell in comfort.

Verse 297 (skanda.3.91.297)

पुनस्तेऽपि गताः सद्यस्तस्मिन्सीतापुरे स्वयम् । पंचपञ्चाशद्ग्रामाश्च दत्तास्तु पुनरागमे ।

punas te'pi gatāḥ sadyas tasmin sītāpure svayam pañcapañcāśadgrāmāś ca dattās tu punarāgame

Then they too soon went of their own accord back to that same Sītāpura. Upon their return, fifty-five villages were bestowed upon them,

Verse 298 (skanda.3.91.298)

रामेण मोढविप्राणां निवासांस्तेषु चक्रिरे । वृत्तिबाह्यास्तु ये विप्रा धर्मारण्यांतरस्थिताः ।

rāmeṇa moḍhaviprāṇāṁ nivāsāṁs teṣu cakrire vṛttibāhyās tu ye viprā dharmāraṇyāṁtarasthitāḥ

and Lord Rāma had dwellings for the Moḍh brahmins built in them. As for those brahmins who were outside a fixed livelihood and had settled within Dharmāraṇya itself —

Verse 299 (skanda.3.91.299)

नास्माकं वणिजां वृत्तौ ग्रामवृत्तौ न किंचन । प्रयोजनं हि विप्रेंद्रा वासोऽस्माकं तु रोचते ।

nāsmākaṁ vaṇijāṁ vṛttau grāmavṛttau na kiṁcana prayojanaṁ hi vipreṁdrā vāso'smākaṁ tu rocate

— they said: O lords among brahmins, we have no interest whatsoever in the merchants' livelihood or in village revenue; dwelling here alone is pleasing to us.

Verse 300 (skanda.3.91.300)

इत्युक्ते समनुज्ञातास्त्रैविद्यैस्तैर्द्विजोत्तमैः । तेषु ग्रामेषु ते विप्राश्चातुर्विद्या द्विजोत्तमाः ।

ity ukte samanujñātās traividyais tair dvijottamaiḥ teṣu grāmeṣu te viprāś cāturvidyā dvijottamāḥ

When this was said, those excellent Traividya twice-born granted them permission. In those very villages, those excellent Cāturvidya twice-born brahmins —

Verse 301 (skanda.3.91.301)

स्वकर्मनिरताः शांताः कृषिकर्मपरायणाः । धर्मारण्यान्नातिदूरे धेनूः संचारयंति ते ।

svakarmaniratāḥ śāṁtāḥ kṛṣikarmaparāyaṇāḥ dharmāraṇyān nātidūre dhenūḥ saṁcārayaṁti te

— remained devoted to their own work, peaceful of mind, given to farming, and grazed their cattle not far from Dharmāraṇya.

Verse 302 (skanda.3.91.302)

बहवस्तत्र गोपाला वभूवुर्द्विजबालकाः । चातुर्विद्यास्तु शिशवस्तेषां धेनूरचारयन् ।

bahavas tatra gopālā vabhūvur dvijabālakāḥ cāturvidyās tu śiśavas teṣāṁ dhenūr acārayan

There, many twice-born boys became cowherds. The children of the Cāturvidya brahmins grazed their cattle.

Verse 303 (skanda.3.91.303)

तेषां भोजनकामाय अन्नपानादिसत्कृतम् । अनयन्वै युवतयो विधवा अपि बालकाः ।

teṣāṁ bhojanakāmāya annapānādisatkṛtam anayan vai yuvatayo vidhavā api bālakāḥ

For their meals, young women, widows, and even young girls would bring them food and drink, well prepared.

Verse 304 (skanda.3.91.304)

कालेन कियता राजंस्तेषां प्रीतिरभून्मिथः । गोपाला बुभुजुः प्रेम्णा कुमार्यो द्विजबालिकाः ।

kālena kiyatā rājaṁs teṣāṁ prītir abhūn mithaḥ gopālā bubhujuḥ premṇā kumāryo dvijabālikāḥ

O king, after some time had passed, mutual affection arose between them. Out of that affection, the cowherds came together with those young brahmin girls.

Verse 305 (skanda.3.91.305)

जाताः सगर्भास्ताः सर्वा दृष्टास्तैर्द्विजसत्तमैः । परित्यक्ताश्च सदनाद्धिक्कृताः पापकर्मणा ।

jātāḥ sagarbhās tāḥ sarvā dṛṣṭās tair dvijasattamaiḥ parityaktāś ca sadanād dhikkṛtāḥ pāpakarmaṇā

All of them became pregnant; when the excellent twice-born saw this, they cast them out of their homes, condemning them for their sinful act.

Verse 306 (skanda.3.91.306)

तेभ्यो जाता कुमारा ये कातीभा गोलकास्तथा । धेनुजास्ते धरालोके ख्यातिं जग्मुर्द्विजोत्तमाः ।

tebhyo jātā kumārā ye kātībhā golakās tathā dhenujās te dharāloke khyātiṁ jagmur dvijottamāḥ

The sons born of them were called Kātībha and Golaka. Under the name Dhenuja, they gained renown on earth, though born of twice-born stock.

Verse 307 (skanda.3.91.307)

वृत्तिबाह्यास्तु ते विप्रा भिक्षां कुर्वंति नित्यशः । अन्यच्च श्रूयतां राजंस्त्रैविद्यानां द्विजन्मनाम् ।

vṛttibāhyās tu te viprā bhikṣāṁ kurvaṁti nityaśaḥ anyac ca śrūyatāṁ rājaṁs traividyānāṁ dvijanmanām

Those brahmins who remained outside a fixed livelihood beg for alms daily. O king, now hear further, concerning the twice-born Traividya brahmins.

Verse 308 (skanda.3.91.308)

कुष्ठी कोऽपि तथा पंगुर्मूर्खो वा बधिरोऽपि वा । काणो वाप्यथ कुब्जो वा बद्धवागथवा पुनः ।

kuṣṭhī ko'pi tathā paṁgur mūrkho vā badhiro'pi vā kāṇo vāpy atha kubjo vā baddhavāg athavā punaḥ

Some were leprous, some lame, some dull-witted or deaf; some were one-eyed, some hunchbacked, or some afflicted with a stammer —

Verse 309 (skanda.3.91.309)

अप्राप्तकन्यका ह्येते चातुर्विद्यान्समाश्रिताः । वित्तेन महता राजन्सुतांस्तेषां कुमारिकाः ।

aprāptakanyakā hy ete cāturvidyān samāśritāḥ vittena mahatā rājan sutāṁs teṣāṁ kumārikāḥ

Unable to find brides, these men took shelter with the Cāturvidya brahmins. O king, by dint of great wealth, the daughters of those brahmins were given in marriage to their sons.

Verse 310 (skanda.3.91.310)

उद्वाहितास्तदा राजंस्तस्माज्जातार्भकास्तु ये । त्रिदलजास्ते विख्याताः क्षितिलोकेऽभवंस्ततः ।

udvāhitās tadā rājaṁs tasmāj jātārbhakās tu ye tridalajās te vikhyātāḥ kṣitiloke'bhavaṁs tataḥ

O king, the children born from those marriages became known on this earth by the name Tridalaja.

Verse 311 (skanda.3.91.311)

वृत्तिं चक्रुर्ब्राह्मणास्तेऽन्योन्यं मिश्रसमुद्भवाः । अन्यच्च श्रूयतां राजंस्त्रैविद्यानां द्विजन्मनाम् ।

vṛttiṁ cakrur brāhmaṇās te'nyonyaṁ miśrasamudbhavāḥ anyac ca śrūyatāṁ rājaṁs traividyānāṁ dvijanmanām

Those brahmins, of mixed origin, took up livelihoods intermingled with one another. O king, now hear further, concerning the twice-born Traividya brahmins.

Verse 312 (skanda.3.91.312)

रामदत्तेन ग्रामेण करग्रहणहेतवे । एकीभूय द्विजैः सर्वैर्ग्रामं प्रदाय तं बलिम् ।

rāmadattena grāmeṇa karagrahaṇahetave ekībhūya dvijaiḥ sarvair grāmaṁ pradāya taṁ balim

For the purpose of collecting the tax from the village granted by Rāma, all the brahmins, acting together, handed that village over to a merchant to gather the levy,

Verse 313 (skanda.3.91.313)

अर्द्धं निवेदयामासुरर्द्धं चैवोपरक्षितम् । एतल्लब्धं हि मन्वानास्ते द्विजा लौल्यभागिनः ।

ardhaṁ nivedayāmāsur ardhaṁ caivoparakṣitam etal labdhaṁ hi manvānās te dvijā laulyabhāginaḥ

He reported half the collection to the brahmins and secretly kept back the other half. Believing they had received all that was due, those greed-inclined brahmins —

Verse 314 (skanda.3.91.314)

महास्थानगता ये च ते हि विस्मयमाययुः । तन्मध्ये कोऽपि विप्रस्तानुवाच कुपितो वचः ।

mahāsthānagatā ye ca te hi vismayam āyayuḥ tanmadhye ko'pi vipras tān uvāca kupito vacaḥ

— who had gathered at the great assembly place, were struck with astonishment. Among them, a certain brahmin, filled with anger, spoke these words to them.

Verse 315 (skanda.3.91.315)

।। विप्र उवाच ।। अनृतं चैव भाषंते लौल्येन महता वृताः । पुत्रपौत्रविनाशाय ब्रह्मस्वेष्वतिलोलुपाः ।

vipra uvāca anṛtaṁ caiva bhāṣaṁte laulyena mahatā vṛtāḥ putrapautravināśāya brahmasveṣv atilolupāḥ

The brahmin said: Gripped by great greed, these men speak falsehood; in their excessive craving for brahmin-wealth, they bring destruction upon their own sons and grandsons.

Verse 316 (skanda.3.91.316)

न विषं विषमित्याहुर्ब्रह्मस्वं विषमुच्यते । विषमेकाकिनं हंति ब्रह्मस्वं पुत्रपौत्रकम् ।

na viṣaṁ viṣam ity āhur brahmasvaṁ viṣam ucyate viṣam ekākinaṁ haṁti brahmasvaṁ putrapautrakam

Ordinary poison is not truly called poison — brahmin-wealth wrongfully seized is called poison. Ordinary poison kills only the one who takes it; brahmin-wealth destroys sons and grandsons besides.

Verse 317 (skanda.3.91.317)

ब्रह्मस्वेन च दग्धेषु पुत्रदारगृहादिषु । न च तेऽपि तिष्ठंति ब्रह्मस्वेन विनाशिताः ।

brahmasvena ca dagdheṣu putradāragṛhādiṣu na ca te'pi tiṣṭhaṁti brahmasvena vināśitāḥ

By misappropriated brahmin-wealth, one's sons, wife, home, and all else are consumed; and even the ill-gotten wealth, having destroyed them, does not itself endure.

Verse 318 (skanda.3.91.318)

न नाकं लभते सोऽथ सदा ब्रह्मस्वहारकः । यदा वराटिकां चैव ब्राह्मणस्य हरंति ये ।

na nākaṁ labhate so'tha sadā brahmasvahārakaḥ yadā varāṭikāṁ caiva brāhmaṇasya haraṁti ye

One who habitually seizes brahmin-wealth never attains heaven. Those who steal from a brahmin even so much as a single cowrie —

Verse 319 (skanda.3.91.319)

ततो जन्मत्रयाण्येव हर्त्ता निरयमाव्रजेत् । पूर्वजा नोपभुंजंति तत्प्रदत्तं जलं क्वचित् ।

tato janmatrayāṇy eva hartā nirayam āvrajet pūrvajā nopabhuṁjaṁti tatpradattaṁ jalaṁ kvacit

— such a thief goes to hell for three lifetimes. His ancestors will never even partake of the water he offers them.

Verse 320 (skanda.3.91.320)

क्षयाहे नोपभुंजंति तस्य पिंडोदकक्रियाः । संततिं नैव लभते लभ्यमाना न जीवति ।

kṣayāhe nopabhuṁjaṁti tasya piṇḍodakakriyāḥ saṁtatiṁ naiva labhate labhyamānā na jīvati

Even on the death-anniversary rite, they do not accept his offerings of rice-balls and water. He obtains no offspring; and if any is obtained, it does not survive.

Verse 321 (skanda.3.91.321)

यदि जीवति दैवाच्चेद्भ्रष्टाचारा भवेदिति । ।। एकादशविप्रा ऊचुः ।। नासत्यं भाषितं विप्राः कथं दूषयसे हि नः ।

yadi jīvati daivāc ced bhraṣṭācārā bhaved iti ekādaśaviprā ūcuḥ nāsatyaṁ bhāṣitaṁ viprāḥ kathaṁ dūṣayase hi naḥ

And if by chance it does survive, it becomes one of corrupt conduct. Hearing this, the eleven brahmins said: O brahmin, we have not spoken falsely — why then do you accuse us?

Verse 322 (skanda.3.91.322)

अपराधं विना कस्य कटूक्तिर्युज्यते किल । तच्छ्रुत्वा तैर्द्विजैः पार्थ ग्रामग्राहयिता वणिक् ।

aparādhaṁ vinā kasya kaṭūktir yujyate kila tac chrutvā tair dvijaiḥ pārtha grāmagrāhayitā vaṇik

How can harsh words be justified against anyone without an offense? O Pārtha, hearing this, those brahmins summoned the merchant who had been appointed to collect the village's dues,

Verse 323 (skanda.3.91.323)

परिपृष्टः स तत्सर्वं कथयामास कारणम् । वणिजैरेव मे दत्तो बलिश्च द्विजसत्तमाः ।

paripṛṣṭaḥ sa tatsarvaṁ kathayāmāsa kāraṇam vaṇijair eva me datto baliś ca dvijasattamāḥ

When questioned, he explained the whole matter — O excellent twice-born, whatever levy the merchants themselves had given to me,

Verse 324 (skanda.3.91.324)

तत्सर्वं शुद्धभावेन कथितं तु द्विजन्मसु । ततोऽर्द्धदलं ज्ञात्वा ते कुपिता द्विजपुत्रकाः ।

tatsarvaṁ śuddhabhāvena kathitaṁ tu dvijanmasu tato'rdhadalaṁ jñātvā te kupitā dvijaputrakāḥ

— all of it I reported to the brahmins in good faith. Then, learning that only half had been disclosed to them, those brahmin sons grew furious,

Verse 325 (skanda.3.91.325)

वृत्तेर्बहिष्कृतास्ते वै एकादश द्विजास्ततः । एकादशसमा ज्ञातिर्विख्याता भुवनत्रये ।

vṛtter bahiṣkṛtās te vai ekādaśa dvijās tataḥ ekādaśasamā jñātir vikhyātā bhuvanatraye

and those eleven brahmins were expelled from their shared livelihood. From then on, the community known as 'Ekādaśasamā' — the eleven-equal — became renowned throughout the three worlds.

Verse 326 (skanda.3.91.326)

न तेषां सहसंबन्धो न विवाहश्च जायते । एकादशसमा ये च बहिर्ग्रामे वसंति ते ।

na teṣāṁ sahasaṁbandho na vivāhaś ca jāyate ekādaśasamā ye ca bahirgrāme vasaṁti te

With them there is neither kinship nor marriage. Those who belong to the Ekādaśasamā dwell only outside the village.

Verse 327 (skanda.3.91.327)

एवं भेदाः समभवन्नाना मोढद्विजन्मनाम् । युगानुसारात्कालेन ज्ञातीनां च वृषस्य वा ।। ३२६ ।।

evaṁ bhedāḥ samabhavan nānā moḍhadvijanmanām yugānusārāt kālena jñātīnāṁ ca vṛṣasya vā

Thus, over time, in keeping with the ages, many divisions arose among the communities and the moral order of the Moḍh twice-born.

Verse 328 (skanda.3.91.328)

इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां तृतीये ब्रह्मखण्डे पूर्वभागे धर्मारण्यमाहात्म्ये ज्ञातिभेदवर्णनं नामैकोनचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ।। ३९ ।।

iti śrī skāṁde mahāpurāṇe ekāśītisāhasryāṁ saṁhitāyāṁ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe pūrvabhāge dharmāraṇyamāhātmye jñātibhedavarṇanaṁ nāmaikonacatvāriṁśo'dhyāyaḥ

Thus concludes the thirty-ninth chapter, called 'The Description of the Divisions among the Community', within the Glory of Dharmaranya, in the earlier portion of the third Brahma Khanda, in the Skanda Mahapurana's Samhita of eighty-one thousand verses.