Re:Gothra

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Dear Bhagavathas,

 

Sri Ramapriya asked a question if gothra refers to lineage, then how come it

changes for the female upon marriage.

Perhaps a perfect anology to this is the so called

Last Name. It remains same for the male, but changes for the

female upon marriage. Even if the mother retains original

last name, for children, the last name generally assumes that

of the father.

I guess it is something to do with male domination. They

made all the rules. In fact mother(Prakriti) is a fact

and father (Purusha) is faith.

 

dAsan

 

K. Sreekrishna Tatachar