Gothrams/Manjula"s questions on Details.

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Manjula: here are some details :

 

There are 20 Gothras. Each has its own three Rishis, which are referrred to in

the Pravaram.I will list the 20 Gothras/Pravaras and illustrate one of the

famous Gothras with details .

 

..GOTHRAM

PRAVARAM

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1. Bharadwaja ------------------------------ Aankirasa, Bhaarhaspatya,

Bharadwaja

2. Shatamarshana ------------------------ AAnkirasa, Powrukutsa,Traasatasya

3 .AAtreya-------Atreya,Aarchanaasa,Syaavaasva

4 .Vatula--------Bhargava,Vaitahavya,Saavedasa

5 .Srivatsa------Bhargava,

Syaavana,AApnavaana,Owrva,

Jaamadaghn

ya(Oppiliappan)

6. Kowsika---Vaiswaamitra, AAgamarshana,Kowsika

7. Viswamitra-------------------------------- Vaiswaamitra,Devaraata, Owtala

8. Kowndinya-------------------------------- Vaasishta,Maitraavaruna, Kowndinya

9. Harita-------AAnkirasa, Ambarisha,Yuvanasva

10. Mowdkalya(3 Variations)------------(1) AAnkiras,Bharmyasva,Mowdgalya

(2)

Tarkshya,Bharmyasva,Mowdgalya

(3)

AAnkirsa, Dhavya, Mowdgalya

11.Sandilya (2 Variations)-----------------(1) Kasyapa,Aavatsaara,Daivala

(2)

Kasyapa,Aavatsaara,Sandilya

12.Naitruvakaasyapa--------------------Kasyapa,Aavatsara,Naitruva

13.Kutsa--Aankirasa, Maandhatra,Kowtsa

14.Kanva--------------------------------(1) Aankirasa, Ajameeda,Kaanva

(2) Aankirasa,

Kowra, Kaanva

15.Paraasara---------------------------(1) Vaasishta, Saaktya, Paarasarya

16.Aagastya-----------------------------Aagastya,Tardhachyuta,Sowmavaha

17. Gargi-------------------------(1)

Aankirasa,Bharhaspatya,Bharadwaja,Sainya,Gargya

(2) Aangirasa, Sainya, Gaargya

18.Bhadarayana----------------Aankirasa,Paarshadaswa, Raatitara

19.Kasyapa---------------------Kasyapa, Aavatsaara, Daivala

20.Sunkriti ----------------------(1) Aankirasa,Kowravidha,Saankritya

(2)

Sadhya,Kowravidha,Saankritya

 

Among the 20, based on an analysis of Pravaras, one can see the Aankirasa Rishi

appears 12 times including multiple versions. Aankirasa is the Rishi with

whom more than half of the Atharva Veda samhitas a re associated. An analysis of

the Rishis associated with the Veda Mantras will give info on the other Rishis

associated with the twenty Gothras and their lineage.

 

Sage Kanva is the father of Sakutala celebrated by Kaalidasa. Bhargava referes

to the lineage of Bhrigu Maharishi, the foster father of Maha Lakshmi worshipped

as Bhargavi. . I will now say afew words about Shatamarshana Gothram. Natha

Muni, Aalavandar(Yaamuna Muni) belong to this Gothram.Bharadwaja appears in

Raamayanam .

 

 

Brahma according to Puranas had 4 sons:Atri, Bhrigu,Vasishta and Ankiras.

 

Their lines are as follows:

 

1.Ankiras---) Shatamarshana(Penance in the middle of Five fires at Haridhwar and

got the boon that the Sata Vayu will not affect him . Similar to the case of

Satakopan(Nammalwar later).His predecessors, Purukutsar and Traasa Dasyu were

authorities on Rig Vedam.Tras is made up of 3 Kinds of fear .Since these htree

kinds of fear ran away fro him out of fear for his Power derived from penance,

He is called Trasa Dhasyu. All the three Rishis (Ankiras, Purukutsar,Trsadasyu)

are thus included in the Pravaram of Shatamarshana Gothris.

2.Bhrigu----) Valmiki and Sri Vatsa Gothram

 

3. Atri--------) Dattatreya---) Atreya Gothram-----) Atreya Ramanujar and links

to

Vedanta Desikan

4.Vasishta-----) Sakti, Paraasara,Vyasa.(Paraasara is the author of Vishnu

Puranam and Vysaa , the author of Brahma Sutrams and Puraanas.

 

All of them are devotees of Sriman Narayana and are StaunchVaishnavas.

 

About Shatamarshana Gothram lineage, Before Shatamarshana: Ankiras,Purugutsar

and Trasadasyuwere all born in this Gothram. Shatamarshana gothris are called

Sreshtars or Sottai Kulam people in Tamil. Aalawandar refers to his reputed

Lineage referring to his grandfather Nata Muni & Shatamarshana thi s way:: "

Janitvaham Jagati Mahati Kyata Yasasam"( Stotra Ratnakaram.)

P.A. Ranganatha Tatacharya has written about the glory this Gothram in his

monograph" Shatamarshana Gothra Prabhavam".

 

Hope this information is useful to you with respect to your queries!

 

Sadagopan

 

P.S; I wonder How many Gothras are represented in our Study Group . Mine is

Vatula Gothram.

[Guest guest]

I belong to Shatamarshana Gothram and my father K.S. Krishnatatachar wrote a

book in Kannada (of course with Sanskrit and Tamil quotes) entitled

Shatamarshanara Ajana Siddha Mahime in which he traces from Chatur Mukha

Brahma down to himself the lineage which includes Natha Muni, Nambis,

Yamuna Muni, Ramanuja Charya(nephew to our family tree) and so on. I will

post

an English translation of his book in the near future (I am doing this for

my children's sake). Herein you will see the origin of the words Tatachar,

Iyengar, Pushkarani in Tirumalai, Patrachar, Melkote-before it was raided

by the Moslem chiefin and its reinstallation by Ramanuja etc. The

information Mr. V. Sadagopan has given about Shatamarshana lineage matches

perfectly with the info in my dad's book.

-K. Sreekrishna