Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Generally some Brahmins who affiliate either with the Gautam gotra and/or Gautam Dharmasutra in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu write the last name as Gautam.
The clan name Gautam means "descendant of Gautam or one who has most light", "Gautama" meaning "one who has the most light," [5] and may indicate the possibility of Kshatriya clans adopting the Brahminical gotra of their purohit. Main gotras of Gautam Rajputs are found - Shalanya, Gautam, Kashyap.
People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste (as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the Hindu social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes. People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry.
Generally, the gotra forms an exogamous unit, with marriage within the same gotra being regarded as incest and prohibited by custom. [1] The name of the gotra can be used as a surname, but it is different from a surname and is strictly maintained because of its importance in marriages among Hindus, especially among castes.
Brahmin Gotra (Sanskrit ब्राह्मण गोत्र) is an exogamous unit used to denote the paternal lineage of individuals belonging to the Brahmin in the Hindu Varna system. [1] [page needed] In Hindu culture, the Brahmin considered to be one of the four major social classes of the Varna system. [2]
Other details and Kuldevis. The Jethwa Rajputs belong to the Gautam/Vajas Gotra and their Kuldevi is Vindhyavasini Devi. [8] References This page was last edited ...
There were several great and renowned rishis, who belonged to the Gautam gotra but all of them assumed the generic name of Gautam only. [1] The name had a conjuring effect by virtue of the merits of the great Vedic rishi Gautam and his illustrious descendant rishis so much so that, numerous other persons sought to assume this name in ancient times.
Bharadvaja is considered to be the initiator of the Bharadvāja gotra of the Brahmins, Khatris, Bharadvaja is the third in the row of the Pravara Rishis (Aangirasa, Barhaspatya, Bharadvaja) and is the first in the Bharadvaja Gotris, with the other two rishis being initiators of Gotras with their respective names. [14]