>>1) do gotras apply to non-brahmin followers of vedic system ? << Every human being is thought to be descended from one ReSHi or the other. All the gotras trace back to one or the other of the sapta ReSHis. (There are some variations on the names of sapta ReSHis). For example , I belong to SHaThamarSHaNa gotra who is of Angirasa (one of the saptaReSHis) lineage. >>2) does it apply to dvija bandhus ? << I don't understand what you mean by here. It applies to all. Brahmins seem to recall the gotra more often than others. Srivastav, a common last name among kAyasthAs is supposed to be referring to theit gothra (Srivatsa gotra). >>3) are there any allowed exceptions ?<< Strictly speaking marriage between people of same gotra is barred. This has a genetic basis. Marrying in close blood lines is not good as it may result in having progeny with double dosage of bad genes. It amounts to in-breeding a sopposed to cross-breeding. However, even people of same gotra are far removed, so thi sshould not be a big problem anymore. It is even common among many to marry sister's daughter or maternal uncle's daughter. >>4) are there vedic mantras chanted during marriage that need the use of >>gotras ? << Yes during pravaram, just before kanyadanam. Name of Gothra followed by names of father, grand father and great grand father of bride and likewise for bride groom are recounted. dAsan K.S.tAyAchAr -----Original Message----- From: Rajaram Venkataramani <v_raja_ram@xxxxxxxxx> To: srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 05:03:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SriRangaSri] sa gotram dear bhagavathas, i would like to know why marriages are not performed for people in the same gotra. 1) do gotras apply to non-brahmin followers of vedic system ? 2) does it apply to dvija bandhus ? 3) are there any allowed exceptions ? 4) are there vedic mantras chanted during marriage that need the use of gotras ? best regards rajaram v. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0Z9NuA/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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