Gotra Question to swami_satyanandasaraswati

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My gotra is bharadwajasa. are there any particular

mantras for my gotram that are important or effective for me.Please

do reply.

regards,

ravi bharadwajMahamuni <mahamuni (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote:

Aaahh. This makes sense.

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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>

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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