I had written on the Gotra and the Pravara of Lord Rama.
He recites the names of Brahmin Rishis as his ancestors in His Pravara.
Lord Rama was a Kshatriya.
Why?
Lord Rama
Lord Rama’s Gotra/Pravara is this.
‘
Yajur vEDa Saakhaa adhyaayinE, VaasishTa, MaitraavruNa KouNDinya trayaarishEya Prvaraanvita, VasishTa
GotrOdbhavaaya, Tribhuvanaadheesaaya, AkhilaaNDa kOti BrahmaaNDa naayakaaya, Tattva ateetaaya, Sat chit Ananda
moortayE, Soorya Vamsa Paavanaaya, Akhila jagad aananda kaarakkaya, Ksheeraabdi VaasinE, SaraNaagata vatsalaaya,
Kousalyaananda Vardhanaaya, ThaTakaa ThaaTakEyaantakaaya, Sree Paada rENu paalita Goutama kaLatraaya, Parama
Bhaagavata architaaya, khaNDeekrita tripura chaapaaya, Saadu jana nivaasa vrukshaaya,LakshmaNa agrajaaya, Sreevatsa
Koustuba haara - kanaka kEyooraadi DivyaabharaNa bhooshitaaya, Vaijayantee Vanamaala sObitaaya, Ikshvaaku Vamsa
Udbhavaaya, Naabhaaga VarmaNa: naphtrE, Aja Mahaaraaja VarmaNa: poutraaya, Dasaratha Mahaaraaja VarmaNa: putraaya,
Sree Raamachandra VarmaNE Saakshaat NaaraayaNa svaroopaaya varaaya'
Now Lord Rama was a Kshatriya.
Yet we find that He uses the Brahmin Rishis as his ancestors as His Pravara!
Why?
Gotra is derived from two sources.
One is ancestors an another is the Guru Shishya Parampara, Preceptor Disciple Lineage.
That is one type uses the ancestors an the other uses the Guru of his family.
The Ancestors are used tin Gotra/Pravara by the Brahmins.
They do not use the Guru, except in some cases, like Viswamitra as he was by birth a Kshatriya and later became a Brahmin because of Knowledge.
His original Name was Kausika when he was a King.
When he became a Brahma Rishi, he was called Viswamitra and there is Kausika nd Viswmitra and Kausika Gotra.
The offspring he sire when he was a king Kausik use the Kausika and after he became a Brahmin, those offspring use Viswamitra Gotra.
Other communities like Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sura normally use their family priests, Guru’s Gotra for they considered Gurus as spiritual Fathers.
Lord Rama chose a middle path thus,
‘
Yajur vEDa Saakhaa adhyaayinE, VaasishTa, MaitraavruNa KouNDinya trayaarishEya Prvaraanvita, VasishTa''
Translation.
He belongs to the Pravara consisting of three Rishis viz., VasishTar, MaitraavaruNar and
KouNDinyar; He is born in the VasishTa Gotra
GotrOdbhavaaya, ( Guru Prampara)...
Ikshvaaku Vamsa
Udbhavaaya, Naabhaaga VarmaNa: naphtrE, Aja Mahaaraaja VarmaNa: poutraaya, Dasaratha Mahaaraaja VarmaNa: putraaya, (ancestors)
Translation.
He belongs to Ikshvaaghu Vamsam: He is the Great grandson of Naabhaaga Mahaaraaja Varma; He is the
grandson of Aja Mahaaraaja Varma; He is the son of Dasaratha Mahaaraaja Varma; He is Sree Ramachandra Varma;'
Note how meticulously he uses the term Varma , indicating that He is a Kshatriya.
Brahmins must use the term Sarma, Kshatriyas Varma and Vaisyas Gupta after their Names in Pravara.
Thus Rama does not make a mistake when He uses the Brahmin Rishis in His Pravara.
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From which version of Ramanayana, this verse was found, chapter, pls
A.G.Suresh Babu Shenoy
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It can be fund in the reference provided in the article.More detail in Rama’s Lineage in Valmikis Balakanda in the Sita Kalyana portions
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Can you tell the version of Ramayana, chapter etc from which the verse was quoted?
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Please check the Link provided in the article.Regards.
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Long felt doubt got cleared now. Thank you
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Ur explanation superb.i too had this doubt why Rama uses brahmin gothra.
Similarly though born in brahmin family why varna shows shatriya/ vasia / sudra in horoscope.can u please throw some light on this subject. Regards
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Horoscopes indicate the dispositions on e is born with.People have different dispositions based on their Past karma.
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I too had this doubt now it is cleared.one more doubt when cast horoscope when u take varna though born in brahmin family they come under shatriya or sudra.why because planetary position time of birth.pl explain regards
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