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The sageSankriti (Sanskrit:सङ्कृतिः) is the foundingrishi of the SankritiGotra, one of the 10 lineages in Vedic society.[1] The lineage of Sankriti's is given as "Angirasa, Sankritya, and Gaurivita," or "Shaktya, Sankritya, and Gaurivita." i.e. lineage of Angirasa/Shakti, Sankriti, and Gauriviti.
Sankriti is said to be the grandson of Bhumanyu and son of Nara. All were descendants of Bharadwaja, who was the adopted son of King Bharata of the Paurava clan. Bharadwaja was adopted by King Bharata from Sage Brihaspati, who is a descendant of Sage Angirasa. Sage Gauriviti was the son of Sage Sankriti. This is considered the origin of the lineage description, "Angirasa, Sankritya, and Gaurivita."
However, the lineage of Sage Sankriti was thought to have joined the lineage of SageVashishta around the time of Sage Gauriviti, possibly through niyoga process. Sage Vashishta is the father ofŚakti Maharṣi, who is the father of SageParashara. Sage Parashara is the father of SageVyasa. This is considered to be the reason for the lineage description, "Shaktya, Sankritya, Gaurivita."
Not much is known about Sage Sankriti except that his name is recorded in theAvadhutaUpanishad, where LordDattatreya explains the nature of an avadhuta to Sage Sankriti.
Gotra, Sankritya or Sankrita is from Sankriti.
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