Skandapurana 3.2.39.87.12

3.2.39.87.12

mahovīāśca ye saṃti brāhmaṇā brahmavittamāḥ ..
ekameva ca vai gotraṃ kuśasaṃjñaṃ pavitrakam .. 59 ..
viśvāmitro devarātastṛtīyaudala eva ca ..
devī cavāī caivātra rakṣārūpā vyavasthitā .. 3.2.39.160 ..
asmingotre ca ye jātāḥ satyavādi jitedriyāḥ ..
satyavratāḥ surūpāśca alpāhārāḥ śubhā nanāḥ .. 61 ..
dayālavaḥ kṛpālavaḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ ..
ṣaḍviṃśatitamaṃ proktaṃ svasthānaṃ trahmavādinām .. 62 ..
rāmeṇa saṃstutāścaiva sānujena tathaiva ca .. 63 ..
iti ṣaḍviṃśatitamaṃ sthānam .. 26 ..
tiyāśrīyāmathovakṣye svasthānaṃ saptaviṃśakam ..
asminsthāne ca ye jātā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ .. 64 ..
śāṃḍilyagotraṃ caivātra kathitaṃ vedasattamaiḥ ..
paṃcapravaramatho proktaṃ jñānajā cātra devatā .. 65 ..
kāśyapāvatsāraścaiva śāṃḍi losita eva ca ..
paṃcamo devalaścaiva pravarāṇi tathā kramāt ..
jñānajā ca tathā devī kathitā sthānadevatā .. 66 ..
asminvaṃśe ca ye jātāste dvijāḥ sūryavarcasaḥ ..
caṃdravacchītalāḥ sarve dharmāraṇye vyavasthitāḥ .. 67 ..
sadācārā mahārāja vedaśāstraparāyaṇāḥ ..
yājñikāśca śubhācārāḥ satyaśaucaparāyaṇāḥ .. 68 ..
dharmajñā dānaśīlāśca nirmalā hi madotsukāḥ ..
tapaḥsvādhyāyaniratā nyāyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ ..
saptaviṃśatimaṃ sthānaṃ kathitaṃ brahmavittamaiḥ .. 69 ..
iti saptaviṃśaṃ sthānam .. 27 ..
godharīyāśca ye jātā brāhmaṇā jñānasattamāḥ ..
gotratrayamatho vakṣye yathā caivāpyanukramāt.. 3.2.39.170 ..
prathamaṃ dhāraṇasaṃ caiva jātūkarṇaṃ dvitīyakam ..
tṛtīyaṃ kauśikaṃ caiva yathā caivāpyanukramāt ..71..
dhāraṇasagotre ye jātāḥ pravaraistribhiḥ saṃyutāḥ ..

And the Mahovīya brahmins, who know Brahman best: / they have indeed only one holy gotra, named Kuśa. // 59 // / [Its pravaras are] Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, and Audala as the third. / And the goddess Cavāī resides here in the form of a protector. // 3.2.39.160 // / Those born in this gotra speak truth, master their senses, / keep truthful vows, are handsome, eat sparingly, and have auspicious faces; // 61 // / they are compassionate, merciful, and devoted to the welfare of all beings. / The twenty-sixth abode of those who discuss Brahman has thus been declared. // 62 // / They were praised by Rāma and also by his younger brother. // 63 // / Thus ends the twenty-sixth abode. // 26 // / Now I will declare the Tiyāśrīya [place], their own twenty-seventh abode. / The brahmins born in this place have crossed to the farther shore of the Vedas. // 64 // / The Śāṇḍilya gotra here is proclaimed by the best of Vedic scholars. / It is declared to have five pravaras, and Jñānajā is the deity here: // 65 // / Kāśyapa, Avatsāra, Śāṇḍilya, Asita, / and Devala as the fifth are the pravaras in order; / and the goddess Jñānajā is declared to be the deity of the place. // 66 // / The twice-born born in this lineage possess the splendor of the sun; / all of them are cool like the moon, residing in Dharmāraṇya. // 67 // / They observe good conduct, O great king, devoted to the Vedas and scriptures; / they perform sacrifices, have auspicious conduct, and are dedicated to truth and purity. // 68 // / Knowing righteousness, prone to generosity, pure, and eager for joy, / devoted to austerity and study of the Vedas, dedicated to justice and righteousness— / the twenty-seventh abode has been declared by the knowers of Brahman. // 69 // / Thus ends the twenty-seventh abode. // 27 // / And the Godharīya brahmins, who are the best in knowledge: / I shall now declare their three gotras in order: // 3.2.39.170 // / the first is Dhāraṇasa, and Jātūkarṇa is the second; / the third is Kauśika, in regular succession. // 71 // / Those born in the Dhāraṇasa gotra are endowed with three pravaras: