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A Hindu 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] In Sanskrit, one of the meanings of the word Gotra is “a descendant through an unbroken patriline”.[3] According to Hindu scripture, members of the Hindu community are believed to have descended from the first seven Sanatan saints of the Vedic period.[4] A Gotra represents the lineage of an individual saint and a Brahmin’s Gotra denotes which of these saints is their ancestor.[5]
A young Hindu priest performing Pooja.
^Brough 2013.
^Brough 2013, p. 21.
^Madan 1962, p. 61.
^Kosambi, D. D. (October 1953). "Brahmin Clans". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 73 (4): 202–208. doi:10.2307/594855. JSTOR 594855.
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John Brough (2013). The Early Brahmanical System of Gotra and Pravara: A Translation of the Gotra-Pravara-Manjari of Purusottama-Pandita. Cambridge University...
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