Bhārgava Gotra

Bhārgava Gotra, “the gotra of the line of Bhṛgu”

Grammar: neuter noun; bhārgava, “of Bhṛgu“, with gotra.

Meaning: the gotra of the line of Bhṛgu.

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

Related terms: Gotra · Bhṛgu

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 41