Gotras and the Vedas.

[Madhav Deshpande]

This listing is obviously not accurate.  I am myself from a Rigvedin 
Brahmana family and my gotra is Bharadvaaja.  For details of Gotras and 
Pravaras, see the extensive work of Brough and Ghurye.
	Madhav Deshpande

On Mon, 30 Oct 1995, Anshuman Pandey wrote:

> 
> Does there exist a formal system or certain tradition whereby specific 
> gotras are associated with specific Vedas and their recensions, or are 
> gotras and their association with the Vedic schools independent of 
> tradition and system and dependent on choice?
> 
> In his Hindu Tribes and Castes (1872), M. A. Sherring provides a list 
> similar to the following in which he categorized gotra families under 
> specific Vedas. Is there much accuracy in this list?
> 
> Samavedins    Yajurvedins    Rgvedins   Atharvavedins   The rest of the
> ----------    -----------    --------   -------------   Brahmans, of all
> Kasyapa       Bharadvaja     Bhargava   Kaushika        gotras, follow
> Kaasyapa      Bhaaradvaja    Sankrita   Grtakaushika    the Vajurveda.
> Vatsa         Angiraah       Garga      Mudhgala
> Sandilya      Gautama        Bhrgu      Galawa
> Dhananjya     Upamanyu       Saunak     Vashisht
> 
> 
> Thanks.
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> Anshuman Pandey
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