Gotra Question

March 24, 2004

Coffee Bean <coffeebean4you> wrote:

> How does one find the respective Gotra?

Swami Satyananda Saraswati writes :-

Either you find from your Guru or from your family heritage.

Often older relatives might know or a family priest. If you are new,

ask your guru.

Latha writes :

What happens in the case when someone does not have a Guru ?

This is specific to those Non-Indians who dont have a Guru and

no concept of a family Gotra.

Is there any default value they can put when taking any sankalpa ?

Swami Satyananda Saraswati writes :-

They can use Satyananda Gotra, because that is the lineage from

where they have learned the puja.

March 24, 2004

, "Brian McKee" <brian@s...> wrote:

> Why did Shankarchari (spelling) create the gotras? Was he

>classifying an existing system just to name what already was, or

>was there another purpose?I'm wondering if there is any symbolism.

Shankaracharya did not create the gotras. They were crested by the

sages. Ex: If a person's gotra is say BhAradhvAja gotra, it means he

is a descendant of the sage Bharadhvaja. Similarly, kAsyapasa gotra,

meaning descendant of Kasyapa Rishi. Gotra comes from family.

Rgds

SA.

March 24, 2004

The Gotras were long before Shankaracharya. Shankaracharya named the

ten tribes of sannyasis. The Gotras are something different.

There were originally seven rishis who knew all the Vedas. After

some time it became too much for their disciples to learn it all. So

they divided the knowledge into shakas - branches. Each branch was

presided over by a Gotra. By recognizing the name of the Gotra,

someone can tell from which branch of the Vedas your family has

come, and then which mantras will be most important or effective in

that individual's life.

March 24, 2004

you know, when i first heard of shree maa and you, i was concerned

about initiation and the like. perhaps because of the difficulty i

experienced finding a guru. as it is, and as it was. also, i felt

lacking somewhat, not having a lineage, or gotra.

now, i do not feel so concerned about these things.

steve c.

, "swami_satyanandasaraswati"

<swami_satyanandasaraswati> wrote:

> The Gotras were long before Shankaracharya. Shankaracharya named

the

> ten tribes of sannyasis. The Gotras are something different.

>

> There were originally seven rishis who knew all the Vedas. After

> some time it became too much for their disciples to learn it all.

So

> they divided the knowledge into shakas - branches. Each branch was

> presided over by a Gotra. By recognizing the name of the Gotra,

> someone can tell from which branch of the Vedas your family has

> come, and then which mantras will be most important or effective

in

> that individual's life.

March 24, 2004

How does this apply to a non-Indian born person? Is he/she formally

excluded from Vedic knowledge, so to speak?

-

swami_satyanandasaraswati

Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:36 PM

Re: Gotra Question

The Gotras were long before Shankaracharya. Shankaracharya named the

ten tribes of sannyasis. The Gotras are something different. There

were originally seven rishis who knew all the Vedas. After some time

it became too much for their disciples to learn it all. So they

divided the knowledge into shakas - branches. Each branch was

presided over by a Gotra. By recognizing the name of the Gotra,

someone can tell from which branch of the Vedas your family has come,

and then which mantras will be most important or effective in that

individual's life.

March 25, 2004

Gotra formally refer to the lineage of "SaptaRishis",

the seven sages. It was a way by which Brahmins trace

their lineage to the original sage. The rest of the

castes take their gotra from their family priests. So

in that sense "Gotra" is more a spiritual lineage than

a physical one.

Sanjay

--- Mahamuni <mahamuni wrote:

> How does this apply to a non-Indian born person? Is

> he/she formally excluded from Vedic knowledge, so to

> speak?

> -

> swami_satyanandasaraswati

>

> Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:36 PM

> Re: Gotra Question

>

> The Gotras were long before Shankaracharya.

> Shankaracharya named the

> ten tribes of sannyasis. The Gotras are something

> different.

>

> There were originally seven rishis who knew all

> the Vedas. After

> some time it became too much for their disciples

> to learn it all. So

> they divided the knowledge into shakas - branches.

> Each branch was

> presided over by a Gotra. By recognizing the name

> of the Gotra,

> someone can tell from which branch of the Vedas

> your family has

> come, and then which mantras will be most

> important or effective in

> that individual's life.

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March 25, 2004

Aaahh. This makes sense.

-

Coffee Bean

Thursday, March 25, 2004 11:49 AM

Re: Re: Gotra Question

Gotra formally refer to the lineage of "SaptaRishis",the seven sages.

It was a way by which Brahmins tracetheir lineage to the original

sage. The rest of thecastes take their gotra from their family

priests. Soin that sense "Gotra" is more a spiritual lineage thana

physical one.Sanjay--- Mahamuni <mahamuni (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote:> How does

this apply to a non-Indian born person? Is> he/she formally excluded

from Vedic knowledge, so to> speak?> - >

swami_satyanandasaraswati > >

Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:36 PM>

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Shankaracharya.> Shankaracharya named the > ten tribes of

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originally seven rishis who knew all> the Vedas. After > some time

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divided the knowledge into shakas - branches.> Each branch was >

presided over by a Gotra. By recognizing the name> of the Gotra, >

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March 30, 2004

All of the mantras ascribed to Bharadwaja are in the Rig Veda. There

is a list by rishi. Those are the mantras particularly important to

your shakha.

, ravi k <dr_karabh> wrote:

> Dear Swamiji,

> My gotra is bharadwajasa. are there any

particular mantras for my gotram that are important or effective for

me.Please do reply.

> regards,

> ravi bharadwaj

>

April 2, 2004

Hello Swamiji. This is very interesting. How can one go about tracing

one’s gotra to the appropriate set of mantras? My gotram is

Harida now that I am married.

Do you have an explanation for why women’s gotram names change

after marriage, and whether this means that they should use two sets

of mantras or not (for the two gotram names that they have had in

life).

Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom.

Much love and my humble pranams.

Saswati

On 3/24/04 7:36 PM, "swami_satyanandasaraswati"

<swami_satyanandasaraswati > wrote: