--On Thursday, 17 July 2025 at 6:24:45 pm UTC+5:30 Yasoda Jivan dasa wrote:(Assuming they're actual v1s by descent and qualities, if not by properly preserved tradition - )As a Padmashali, while performing Sandhyā Vandana and other vaidika rituals, can we recite the gotra given by Bhavan Rishi (for example, Kaushika gotra),yesand accordingly adopt the associated Veda, śākhā,there is generally no shAkhA associated with specific gotra-s. So, that would need to be adapted from your purohitas and perceptors.and pravara (such as Atri, Kaushika, etc.)?yes
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The Padmasalis follow their historical origins and Puranas such as Kulapurana and Markandeya Purana.[9]On Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7:54:45 AM UTC-5 Yasoda Jivan dasa wrote:Respected Scholars,I humbly seek your guidance on an important matter related to our Padmashali tradition.As is traditionally believed in our community, the Padmashalis trace their lineage to the great sage Markandeya. It is said that his son, Bhavan Rishi, had 101 sons, and to each of them he assigned a gotra such as Atri, Kaushika, and others. These gotras have been passed down and are followed by the Padmashali community to this day for marriages.Furthermore, it is believed that the Padma Veda, said to have been given by the Sun God to Sage Markandeya, is the Veda of the Padmashalis, and that our śākhā, sūtra, and pravara are all associated with Sage Markandeya.However, in the present time, there seems to be no textual availability or preservation of the Padma Veda, the Markandeya sūtra, or the precise śākhā. Hence, I respectfully seek clarification:As a Padmashali, while performing Sandhyā Vandana and other vaidika rituals, can we recite the gotra given by Bhavan Rishi (for example, Kaushika gotra), and accordingly adopt the associated Veda, śākhā, and pravara (such as Atri, Kaushika, etc.)?I sincerely request your learned opinion on how we Padmashalis should respectfully proceed in this matter according to Vedic tradition.With humble regards,
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