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
My name is Nayana Nair
Father’s name: Geetha Krishna Nair
Grand father: Krishna pillai
Great grand father : keshava pillai
Family deity : ganapathy
Mother tongue: malayalam
My family home is in vellayani, thiruvanathapuram
Please help me find my gotra
Thanks a lot.
Shiva Gotra.
Hello Sir! I am a Tamilian married to a Punjabi. To do puja s they ask Gotra and my husband doesnt know his Gotra, there is no surviving member in his family who can help me find his Gotra. Can you please help me and i have only the following details with me.
Husband s name Ashish Monga
Father name Gurucharan Singh Monga
Grandfather s Name Dr Hansraj Monga
They are from Adarsh Nagar, Jalandhar
Khatri punjabis
Mother tongue Punjabi
I dont have kul devtha details and great grandfather name too.
Please help me or guide me how to find the gotra or kul devtha!
Thank you
Without these details it is difficult to find the Gotra.At least Kula Devatha name is needed. Next course is to know your community among Tamilians and indicate probable Gotra.
hi sir ,
im shivam shrikant kharade
father: shrikant nanasaheb kharade
grand father: nanasaheb laxmanrao kharade
greatgrandfather: Bajirao kharade
kuldevta: shiva (khandoba or malhar)
kuldevi : bhavani
m confused in two gotra
some in family says its vashistha and some says kaushik.. so tell me what it is .?. we are suryawanshis .. thats all what i perfectly knew
Vasishta.
Hi Sir,
My name is Mohit Srivastava
Father’s Name : Jagdish Kumar Srivastava
Grandfather’s Name : Bindra Prasad Srivastava
Great Grand Father : Bhavani Prasad
Great Great Grand Father : Jai Karan Dayal
We have our native place Andhaun near Ghazipur. Ghazipur is near to Varanasi.
Our Mother Tongue is Hindi. We worship Chitragupt ji Maharaj, but not aware of family diety.
We refer to Kashyap Gotra, but not sure of.
Can you please help with the Gotra, or any other information that you can tell.
Thanks
Mohit Srivatava
Your Pravara Kashyapa, Apasthara, Naithruva, Traya Rishe..Krishna Yajur
hi sir
my name is bharathi
fathers name is govindaiah
my grandfathers name is venkatappa
kuladevatha is venkateshwara
mother tongue is kannada
can i know gotra please?
Vishnu Gotra.