Ātreya Gotra

Ātreya Gotra, “the gotra of Atri’s line”

Grammar: neuter noun; ātreya with gotra (a line of descent).

Meaning: a gotra, a line of descent.

In the scriptures: the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa lists the gotras in this order: Kauśika, Kāśyapa, Gautama, Kāṇḍinya, Māṇḍavya, Vasishṭha, Ātreya, Kautsa, Āṅgīrasa, Garga, Maudgalya, Kātyāyana and Bhārgava (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 41).

Related terms: Gotra

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 41