I have published articles on Brahmin Kshatriya and Vaisya Gotras and a detailed list of Brahmin Gotras.
There have been a lot of queries on Gotras.
Broadly speaking they are of two types.
One informing me that I have left out a Gotra.
As Gotra information is difficult to come by and has to be validated I include the Gotras I missed out provided they stand verification.
There are a lot of Gotras which are not known because Brahmins have dispersed throughout India and have different mother tongues.
I shall be writing on these missed out/rare Gotras shortly after researching into various issues.
The other type of query is as to how one finds his Gotra.
The procedure is as follows.
Find out the Traya Rishis, the three Rishis mentioned in the Pravara.
That is the names of the three/five Rishis in the Abhivadana Mantra,
For example Abhivadaye
Kasyapa Apastara Naithruva
Thraya Rishe
Here the three Rishis are Kasyapa Apastara and Naithruva.
Your Gotra is the one that of the first Rishi
Here it is Kasyapa.
This method is for peoplevwho know Abhivadana but can not name their Gotras(some can not find Gotra even if they know Abhivadana)
For others check from the elders of the family the Sankalpa they perform during pooja orapara kriyas.
From this you can find the three or five Rishis.
If you can not find here or do not know Sankalpa findout the Veda shaka you follow.
If you can not find this find out the names of your paternal grandfather ,great grandfather and let me know the details along with the names of your father,Family Deity and your mother tongue.
I shall try to find out the Gotra.
Hi Sir
My grandfathers name is Palathil Jayapal , my great grandfathers name is Palathil Govindan, my fathers name is Gopinath Jayapal. Our family diety is Lord Krishna. My mother tongue is Malayalam. Thank You.
Vishnu gotra.
Sir my name is rajesh kc DOB-20-02-1990, FATHER NAME -CHIKKAMAYIGOWDA, MATHER NAME – GOWRAMMA
BIRTH PLACE MANDYA GOVT HOSPETAL EVEVING 8’O’ CLOCK , HINDU , KURUBA SAMUDAYA.
TELL ME GOTRA AND RAASHI, NAKSHATRA
Regds,
Rajesh K C
You may get the Nakshtra Raasi etc from free sites on Astrology by entering the details.For Gotra please let me know your family deity.
Can you please find my gotra
My Name: Rupesh Aminchandra Pol
Father’e Name: Aminchandra Madhav Pol
Grandfather: Madhav Amina Pol
Great Grandfather: Amina Pol
Ancestral place: Bijapur
Family Deity: Amoghsiddha (Siddheshwar in Bijapur)
Family Goddess: Renuka devi (Yallama) Saundatti
Shiv Gotra.
My name is mohan prakash vaishya, Father’s name is prakash hiralal vaishya. Grandfather’s name is hiralal lekhraj vaish and great grandfather’s name is lekhraj vaishya. My paternal great grand parents are from Farrukhabad state of Uttar Pradesh,my family deity is mamde devi or bhairi bhavani Please let me know my Gothra. I really appreciate if you can tell me
Vishnu Gotra.
I want to know Gothra of my Grandfather’s.(Mother’s Father). My Grandfather’s surname is “Nandipati”. They are Vaishnavas. we belong to Vysya community, Andhra Pradesh. Our native language is Telugu
Could you please tell me the gothra of my grandfather’s?
Please let me know the Kula Devtha.