How were the Gothras formed ?

The Gothras means the lineage deireved from the 

 anicient Hindu Rishis.  Every person has their 

own Gothra name in their respective families. 

If we pursue that the  families have the names of the

 Gothras like Gautamasya, Haritasya, Kaundinyasa, 

Bharadwajasya, Kaasyapasya, Maithreyasya, 

Vaasistyasya  .. like this we can find.

In the ancient time the people in India had the Cows.

The Cow is the most sacred one and is being worshipped

 as Gomaata since those days.  In those ancient days, 

the Cows were the wealth of the people.  

The people used to make journeys from one place 

to another place on different reasons. 

At that time, for the protection of the Cows (Go Samrakshana) , 

the people established Gothras.  

If the   herd of one’s cows  joins or mixes wiith another’s

herd of cows, that may be  difficult thing for them to locate

 or identify their Cows. 

If any  problem or difficulty comes with that, 

it was  used to be a very difficult process to judge.  

If any disputes had arised the Gothrapalaks justified the matter.

Hence, for this complicating thing, the Gothrapalaks

  arranged the Gothras for the guardianship of their 

Cows which make them to justify so comfortably.

Like wise the disputes who , the Gothrapalakas justified 

the issues were used to be ascetics who performed penance.

With the attainined spirituality the Gothrapalakas

 used to preach the Chaturvidha Phala purushardhas to the people.

After that,  over the period, those Gothrapalaks’ names 

 became the Gothras to their next generations,

In the parentage, as the descent , those who were born ,

 have been worshipping the names of their Originators’ 

(Gothrapalaks’) names as sacred.

On the occasions of Yagnas, performance of religious 

observance, Marriage functions, Pooja and other sacred 

observations the  names of Gothras  have become  the vital role.