Kavachas/Janaki

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Namaste Janaki,

 

The pleasure was very much mine, glad you enjoyed it. Thank you too

for sharing more insights about the 7 Rishis and all. Enjoyed it.

 

Om Namah Shivaya,

Sy

 

 

, "coolj_50

<coolj_50>" <coolj_50> wrote:

> , karisprowl

> <no_reply> wrote:

 

> > Thanks SO much for this, Sy!

> >

> > BTW-- Since Westerners don't have gotras (family names based on,

I

> > think, nakshatras), or don't know them, a scanned photo will

often

> be

> > requested, to get the blessing to the right person.

>

> To Karisprowl: Gotras are not based on Nakshatras....Hindus

consider

> themselves descendants of the seven rishees (great sages) and your

> Gotra is the name of the rishi your lineage belongs to. For women

> the Gotra is that of the father's family until they marry, after

> which they belong to the Gotra of the husband. My Gotra, for

> example, was Kashyapa (from the Rishi Kashyap) in my fathers family

> and now Koundinya, according to that of my husbands.

> For this reason, when arranging a match for a prospective bride or

> groom, both should not belong to the same Gotra, as they would then

> be considered "brother and sister".

> BTW, this is my first post of 2003, so wish everyone in the group a

> very happy New Year!!

> regards, Janaki

> >

> > , "Syzenith

> > <syzenith>" <syzenith> wrote:

> > > Namaste Friends,

> > >

> > > For those interested (this may sound "heavy-duty" to some):

> > >

> > > First the light stuff = There are kavachas written on birch-

bark

> >