Āṅgīrasa Gotra

Āṅgīrasa Gotra · āṅgīrasa-gotra, “the gotra of the line of Aṅgiras”

Grammar: neuter noun; āṅgīrasa and gotra (a line of descent).

Meaning: one of the gotras (lines of descent) named in the Brahma Parva.

In the scriptures: Brahma Parva, Chapter 41 names Āṅgīrasa among thirteen gotras: Kauśika, Kāśyapa, Gautama, Kāṇḍinya, Māṇḍavya, Vasishṭha, Ātreya, Kautsa, Āṅgīrasa, Garga, Maudgalya, Kātyāyana and Bhārgava (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 41).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 41