Shandilya (IAST: Śāṇḍilya) is a gotra[1] which is named after the great sage Shandilya,[2] specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. Shandilya Rishi was the progenitor of the Śāṇḍilya gotra. The name derives from the Sanskrit words Śaṇ, and Dilam, thus meaning Full Moon, therefore implying Śāṇḍilya to be the priest of the Moon God.[3] People belonging to this gotra are considered to be of lunar race. This gotra has three pravar, they are Sandilya, Asit and Deval. The Ved of this gotra is Samveda. This gotra is one of the eight highest gotra in Brahmins. Sandilya gotra is the largest gotra in Maithil Brahmins. Many families claiming direct patrilineal ancestry to this gotra can be found throughout India. People of this gotra hail from many states such as Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. Many Punjabi Brahmin families residing in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh claim Shandilya as their paternal ancestor. [4] There are 44 mool (origin) of Shandilya gotra in Maithil Brahmins.[5]Other than Brahmins , some clans of Rajputs likeBanauts, Parmars have Shandilya Gotra and have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bose (1 January 1994). Structure Of Hindu Society of Nepal and India, The — Rev. Edn. Orient Blackswan. pp. 71–. ISBN 978-81-250-0855-2. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ Swati Datta (1 January 1989). Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-81-208-0067-0. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b जोशी, अनिरुद्ध. "हिन्दुओं के प्रमुख वंश, जानिए अपने पूर्वजों को". hindi.webdunia.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Gotra1 -". Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. ^ "mool -". Retrieved 25 September 2021.


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