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Atreya Atri Rishi use Atreya Atri Gotra is from the lineage of Brahmarshi Atri and Anasuya Devi.

Brahmarshi Atri is the seer of the fifth mandala (book) of the Rigveda

Pravaras

The full affiliation of a brhamana consists of (1)gotra, (2)sutra (of Kalpa), (3)shakha, (4)pravaras . (Example :) A brahmana named 'Rama' introduces himself as follows : I am 'Rama', of Shrivatsa gotra, of pastamba sutra, of Taittiriya shkha of Yajurveda, of five pravaras named Bhrgava, Chyvana, pnavan, Aurva and Jmdagnya (This example is based upon the example given by Pattbhirm Shastri in the introduction to Vedrtha-Prijata, cf. ref.). While the gotras were classified initially according to eight rishis, the pravaras were classified under the names of the following seven rishis:

Agastya Angirasa Atri Bhrigu Kashyapa Vashista Vishvamitra

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