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What is the lineage of Yajnavalkya, the guru of Janaka?
Ṛṣi Yājñavalkya is very venerable & renowned Ṛṣi, not only in itihāsa-purāṇas, but also in śruti.
And in smṛtis, he is a śiromani, being the author of Yājñavalkya dharmaśāstra.
As for the gotra &...
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If a person is from Parashara gotra but the girl he loves is of Vasishta gotra, are they siblings?
It depends on the pravaras associated with the two gotras as marriage rules are based on pravara associated with gotra eg: mahAbhArata anushasana parva CIV :
A woman of the same Pravaras should also ...
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What are the main gotras and the upagotras among Brahmins?
I would recommend reading the The Early Brahmanical System of Gotra and Pravara by by John Brough.
https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Early_Brahmanical_System_of_Gotra_an/QZhtAAAAQBAJ?hl=en&...
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