11-28-2006, 12:35 PM
My introduction in the traditional way:
Abhivadaye
Angirasa, Bhaarhaspatya, Bharadwaja Triyarishiye Pravaranvitha
Bharadwaja gotraha
Apasthamba sutraha
Yajushaakhadhyayi
Shri Kartik Sramana
Asmibhu
I'm a Vadama Iyer from Palakkad.
I heard somewhere that Bharadwaja is the most common gotra. Does it also mean that my particular pravara is the most common. Aren't there any other pravaras which originate from Angirasa-Bhaarhaspatya. Do everybody have Apasthamba sutra? What exactly does sutra signify?? Also thru my Abhivaday can it be traced where and when my family came from in the north.
Abhivadaye
Angirasa, Bhaarhaspatya, Bharadwaja Triyarishiye Pravaranvitha
Bharadwaja gotraha
Apasthamba sutraha
Yajushaakhadhyayi
Shri Kartik Sramana
Asmibhu
I'm a Vadama Iyer from Palakkad.
I heard somewhere that Bharadwaja is the most common gotra. Does it also mean that my particular pravara is the most common. Aren't there any other pravaras which originate from Angirasa-Bhaarhaspatya. Do everybody have Apasthamba sutra? What exactly does sutra signify?? Also thru my Abhivaday can it be traced where and when my family came from in the north.