11-20-2005, 09:48 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-rajesh_g+Nov 19 2005, 11:08 AM-->QUOTE(rajesh_g @ Nov 19 2005, 11:08 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Brahmanas without knowledge of gotra get assigned the Kashyapa gotra. What is the story behind this ? Kashyapa gotra -> fallen brahmanas ? or reconverted brahmanas ?
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Yes people brought into the brahmin fold are "kAshyapized" or if they have forgotten their gotra. They are not fallen brAhmaNas. The basic concept is that kashyapa being a mythic patriarch will anyhow be the father of these guys.
In Andhra and Kashmir one can still find these "fake" kAshyapas whose pravaras are distinct from the real lineal kashyapas.
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Yes people brought into the brahmin fold are "kAshyapized" or if they have forgotten their gotra. They are not fallen brAhmaNas. The basic concept is that kashyapa being a mythic patriarch will anyhow be the father of these guys.
In Andhra and Kashmir one can still find these "fake" kAshyapas whose pravaras are distinct from the real lineal kashyapas.