What Is Your Gotra | Know your GOTRA

Know your GOTRA.

Gotra means Clan esp. in Hindu society. It refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor.

Gotra is the clan system. Generally its the group of people of several generations who are the descendants  of a unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. At the birth, children get gotra from their father. But a girl gets transfer to her husband's gotra after her marriage. We can also see some rare examples of people changing their gotra doing some rituals. It is said that the great king of Nepal Prithibhi Narayan Shah(1723-75) went to Benaras, India and changed his Gotra from 'Bharadwaj' to 'Kasyap' to remain free from the sin of ‘Gotra Hatya’(killing of own clan) during unification of Nepal.

There are main 7 gotras evolved from rishis who were mind-born sons of Bramha, one of three hindu triniti. They are Gautama, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Vashista, Kashyapa and Atri. To this list, Agasthya is also sometimes added. There are 49 established hindu gotras today all of which are itself or evolved from those earlier seven gotras. Some sources say that there are 284 khas surnames today.

"Sagotri" are the people having same gotra. As elsewhere in hindu community, in Nepal too marriage with sagotri is socially unacceptable.In past marrying with the sagotri of upto three generations of mother side was also unacceptable. But in present day, there is a saying "budamawaliko ghar jogaunu-mawali ko thar jogaunu" mean "No marriage with the family member of maternal great-grand parents - no marriage with anybody having same last name of maternal grand parents".

As education, awareness and desire to reform the system increases, today we can also see many cases of marrying with sagotri fighting with the society. But there is always a debate whether marrying with sagotri is good or bad not only on traditional basis but also on scientific basis.

 

Can I marry a person of same gotra?

According to Hindu religion, same-gotri marriages are prohibited. This prohibition is because They believe that girl and boy have common ancestors that is why they are like brother and sister. No one can marry her sister or vice versa. Gotra decides your lineage. If you are a Hindu then why are you thinking of marrying a person from same gotra. I hope you would not like to marry a girl who is your sister.

Scientifically also it has been proved that marriage between persons having same lineage produces babies having several genetic disorders and diseases. So science also believes the same way as Hindu Rishi Muni have written long before. Think how knowledgeable were our ancient Rishi. They were great biologists. They have told long before what science is inventing today! (yahoo answer)

Gotrya can be identified with your surname. Below is the detail information about Gotra and surnames that includes. (source:-wikipedia)

Sagotri are the people having same gotra. In the hindu community marriage with sagotri is socially unacceptable. In past marrying with the sagotri of upto three generations of mother side was also unacceptable. But now, there is a saying "budamawaliko ghar jogaunu-mawali ko thar jogaunu" means do not marry with family member of mother's maternal parents - do not marry with anybody having same last name of mother's parents"

ANGIRAS

Joshi, Sedai, Saunak

AGASTI

Dhungel

ATRI

Chapagai, Wosti, Mishra, Khatiwada, Ojha, Adhikari, Gotame, Kshatri Malla, Pahari

ATREYA

Paudel, Devkota, Pokhrel (pani), Kalikote, Sharma, Aryal, Sigdel, Bagale Thapa

UPAMANYU

Mainali, Dhakal, Bartaula, Bhatta (Duwal), Pandey

KASYAP

Shah, Sahi, Rayamajhi, Ghimire, Godhar (Thapa), Kathayat, Gartaula, Adhikari (Bhadare, Khilchine and Kaubali), Bogati, Budhathoki (Sodari), Badaal.

KAUDINYA

Achraya, Neupane, Pakurel, Paneru, Sapkota, Satyal, Marashini, Parajuli, Baskota, Trital, Khadka, Thapa Gamle and Bagale, Joshi

(Some Sapkota are Kautinya gotra)

KAUSHIK
Regmi/Gaudel, Khapatari (Khadka, Bistha, Budhathoki and Basnet), Khadka, Bidari, Rimal, Lamichhane, Dhungana, Dhital, Phuyal, Tiwari, Majhi, Luitel, Pudasaini, Baniya, Raghubansi, Bhandari, Bastakoti.

GARGA

Bastola, Lamichhane, Bhurtel, Gajurel

GAUTAM

Chanda, Tripathi

GHRITAKAUSHIK
Sutar, Karki, Baral, Pandit, Khanal, Nepal, Baraily

MANDABYA
Bajagai, Gyawali, Panthi, Bajhai

DHANANJAYA
Kunwar, Humagai, Rijal, Karki, Thapa, Pangeni, Basel, Kukurkote, Dhamala, Guragai, Khulal; Basnet, Bhusal, Khulal (Budhathoki), Gauripitri.

PARASAR

Marhattha, Karki, Kattel, Dev, Raila

BHARADWAJ
Chaulagai, Subedi, Thapaliya, Panthi, Upadhaya, Wagle, Lohani, Pantha, Adhikari, Dudhpokhrel, Siwakoti, Devkota, Niraula, Jamarkattel, Pandey, Rajopadhyay.

MAUDAGALYA
Timsina, Timilsina, Koirala, Upreti, Mudula, Karki, Rume, Kuinkel, Simkhada, Belkadhi

VASTH
Rana, Lamsal, Kunwar, Dahal, Ruphakheti Dahal.

BASISTHA
Suyal (garthi), Raut, Bhattarai, Suyal (Thapa), Dwadi, Thangsine, Bhandari, Kharel, Chalise, Mudabhari, Gaire, Kharel, Thansinge Bhandari, Paneru

*Some Paneru are Kaudinya gotra.

BISHWAMITRA

Bhatta ( Alina, Duwadi, Nirbansi, Rayal,  Rai, Mukhiya (Sunuwar)

 

Agasti : Dhungel

Angira: Joshi, Sedai, Saunak, Shahi

Atri : Adhikari, Arjel/Arjyal, Chapagai, Gotame, Khatiwoda, Mishra, Ojha, Wosti

Atrya : Aryal, Devkota, Dawadi, Dulal, Kalikote (Khadka), Paudel, Pokharel (Pani), Rosyara, Sharma, Sigdel, Thapa (Bagale)

Bharadwaaj : Adhikari, Chaulagai, Devkota, Jamarkattel, Lohani, Niraula, Panthi, Pandey, Panta, Pokharel (Dudh), Siwakoti, Subedi, Thapaliya, Upadhaya, Wagle

Dhananjaya : Basel/ Batsayal, Basnet, Bhusal, Budhathoki (Khulal), Dhamala, Gauripitri/ Gairipippli, Guragai, Humagai, Karki (Khulal), Khadka (Khulal), Kukurkote, Kunwar, Pangeni, Rijal, Thapa

Garg : Bastola, Bhurtel, Chudal, Gajurel, Thapa (Lamichhane), Rokaha, Rishal

Gautam : Chanda, Tripathi

Ghrita Kaushik : Baral, Karki (Sutar), Khanal, Nepal, Pandit

Kashyap : Adhikari (Bhadare, Khilchine and Kaubali), Badaal, Bogati, Budhathoki (Sodari), Gadtaula, Gartaula, Ghimire, Kathayat, Pade, Rayamajhi, Shah, Sahi, Thapa (Godar)

Kaudinya : Achraya, Baskota, Joshi, Khadka, Kharel, Marashini, Neupane, Pakurel, Paneru, Parajuli, Sapkota, Satyal, Thapa (Bagale and Gamle), Trital

Kausik : Baniya, Bastakoti, Bhandari, Bidari, Dhital, Dhungana, Gaudel, Khadka, Khapatari (Khadka, Bistha, Budhathoki and Basnet), Lamichhane, Luitel, Majhi, Phuyal, Pudasaini, Raghubansi, Regmi, Rimal, Sanjel, Tiwari

Mandabya : Bajagai, Bajhai, Gyawali, Maskey, Panthi

Maudagalya : Belkadhi, Karki (Mudula), Koirala, Kuinkel, Rume, Simkhada, Timsina/ Timilsina, Upreti

Parasar : Karki (Lama) , Kattel, Marhattha

Shandilya : Kafle/ Kaphle, Prasai

Upamanyu : Bartaula, Bhatta (Duwal), Dhakal, Mainali, Pandey

Viswamitra : Bhatta (Alina, Duwadi, Nirbansi, Rai and Rayal)


Vascha : Dahal, Kuwar, Lamsal, Rana, Rupakheti

Vashista : Bhandari, Bhattarai, Chalise, Dwadi, Gaire, Kharel, Mudabhari, Raut, Suyal (Garthi), Suyal (Thapa), Thangsine

If your gotra is not here or is not correct please comment below. We just put the information we were able to find.