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{{short description|Brahmin gotra}}
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'''Shandilya''' ([[IAST]]: '''Śāṇḍilya''') is a [[Brahmin]] [[gotra]],<ref name="Bose1994">{{cite book|author=Bose|title=Structure Of Hindu Society of Nepal and India, The&nbsp;— Rev. Edn.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDavv_0tgkAC&pg=PA71|accessdate=12 July 2012|date=1 January 1994|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-81-250-0855-2|pages=71–}}</ref> named after the [[Sandilya (Rishi)|Rishi Shandilya]],<ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book|author=Swati Datta|title=Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKAb9DPUCCcC&pg=PA128|accessdate=12 July 2012|date=1 January 1989|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=978-81-208-0067-0|pages=128–}}</ref> specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=जोशी|first=अनिरुद्ध|title=हिन्दुओं के प्रमुख वंश, जानिए अपने पूर्वजों को|url=https://hindi.webdunia.com/sanatan-dharma-history/hindu-dynasty-or-caste-history-116051700021_1.html|access-date=2021-09-25|website=hindi.webdunia.com|language=hi}}</ref> This gotra has three pravar, they are Sandilya, Asit and Deval. The Ved of this gotra is [[Samaveda|Samveda]]. This gotra is one of the eight highest gotra in Brahmins. Sandilya gotra is the largest gotra in [[Maithil Brahmin|Maithil Brahmins]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gotra1 -|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/gotra1/|access-date=2021-09-25|language=en-US}}</ref> There are 44 mool (origin) of Sandilya gotra in Maithil Brahmins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=mool -|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/mool/|access-date=2021-09-25|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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'''Shandilya''' ([[IAST]]: '''Śāṇḍilya''') is a [[gotra]]<ref name="Bose1994">{{cite book|author=Bose|title=Structure Of Hindu Society of Nepal and India, The&nbsp;— Rev. Edn.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDavv_0tgkAC&pg=PA71|accessdate=12 July 2012|date=1 January 1994|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-81-250-0855-2|pages=71–}}</ref> which is named after the great sage [[Sandilya (Rishi)|Shandilya]],<ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book|author=Swati Datta|title=Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India and Nepal: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKAb9DPUCCcC&pg=PA128|accessdate=12 July 2012|date=1 January 1989|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=978-81-208-0067-0|pages=128–}}</ref> specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. Shandilya Rishi was the progenitor of the Śāṇḍilya gotra. The name derives from the Sanskrit words Śaṇ, and Dilam, thus meaning Full Moon, therefore implying Śāṇḍilya to be the priest of the Moon God.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=जोशी|first=अनिरुद्ध|title=हिन्दुओं के प्रमुख वंश, जानिए अपने पूर्वजों को|url=https://hindi.webdunia.com/sanatan-dharma-history/hindu-dynasty-or-caste-history-116051700021_1.html|access-date=2021-09-25|website=hindi.webdunia.com|language=hi}}</ref> People belonging to this gotra are considered to be of lunar race. This gotra has three pravar{{Definition needed|date=September 2025}}, they are Sandilya, [[Rishi Asita|Asit]] and [[Devala|Deval]]. The Veda of this gotra is [[Samaveda|Samveda]]. Sandilya gotra is the largest gotra in [[Maithil Brahmin]]s of [[Nepal]] and [[Bihar]]. Many families claiming direct patrilineal ancestry to this gotra can be found throughout India and Nepal. People of this gotra hail from [[Nepal]] and many Indian states such as West Bengal, Bihar, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. Many [[Saraswat Brahmin]] families residing in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh claim Shandilya as their paternal ancestor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gotra1 -|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/gotra1/|access-date=2021-09-25|language=en-US|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925093908/https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/gotra1/|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are 44 [[Mool (lineage)|mool]] (origin) of Shandilya gotra in Maithil Brahmins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=mool -|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/mool/|access-date=2021-09-25|language=en-US|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923192706/https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/mool/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other than Brahmins, some clans of [[Rajput]]s, like [[Banaut]]s, [[Waldia (Rajput clan)|Waldias]], and [[Parmar (Rajput clan)|Parmars]], have Shandilya Gotra and have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. There are only few [[Nepalis]] with '''Sandilya Gotra''' such as ''Kafle'', ''Poudar'' and ''Prasai'' but their population is relatively high compared to people with other gotras in Nepal.<ref name=":0" />
 
== Related temples and places ==
 
* '''''Shri Piplaj Mata Mandir,''''' Osian - Goddess Piplaj is the Kuldevi of the Shandilya gotra families living at Osian in the Jodhpur district of the Rajasthan state in India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=करनपुरी |date=2022-10-04 |title=ओसियां में नौ साल बाद नवरात्रि पर पिपलाज माता की हुई पूजा, जानें क्यों करना पड़ा इतना इंतजार? |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/rajasthan/jodhpur-paplaj-mata-templedeity-of-shandilya-gotra-located-in-osian-after-nine-years-worship-on-navratri-ann-2230366 |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=ABP News |language=hi}}</ref>
* '''Shandilya Dham Mandir''', Teghra - It is a Hindu shrine dedicated to the progenitor Rishi Shandilya of the gotra. It is maintained by the community belonging to the Shandilya gotra there. It is located at Teghra near Barauni town of the Begusarai district in the Mithila region of Bihar in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-14 |title=शांडिल्य धाम मंदिर निर्माण को लेकर हुई बैठक |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/begusarai/story-shandilya-community-meeting-decides-to-accelerate-shandilya-dham-construction-ahead-of-makar-sankranti-201768400951250.html |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref>
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Shandilya Samhita]]
* [[Shandilya Bhakti Sutra]]
* [[Shandilya Smriti]]
* [[Shandilya Ashram]]
* [[Brijesh Shandilya|Biresh Shnadilya]]
* [[Vaibhavi Shandilya]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:21, 25 February 2026


For the Upanishad, see Shandilya Upanishad.


Shandilya (IAST: Śāṇḍilya) is a gotra[1] which is named after the great sage Shandilya,[2] specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. Shandilya Rishi was the progenitor of the Śāṇḍilya gotra. The name derives from the Sanskrit words Śaṇ, and Dilam, thus meaning Full Moon, therefore implying Śāṇḍilya to be the priest of the Moon God.[3] People belonging to this gotra are considered to be of lunar race. This gotra has three pravar[definition needed], they are Sandilya, Asit and Deval. The Veda of this gotra is Samveda. Sandilya gotra is the largest gotra in Maithil Brahmins of Nepal and Bihar. Many families claiming direct patrilineal ancestry to this gotra can be found throughout India and Nepal. People of this gotra hail from Nepal and many Indian states such as West Bengal, Bihar, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. Many Saraswat Brahmin families residing in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh claim Shandilya as their paternal ancestor.[4] There are 44 mool (origin) of Shandilya gotra in Maithil Brahmins.[5] Other than Brahmins, some clans of Rajputs, like Banauts, Waldias, and Parmars, have Shandilya Gotra and have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. There are only few Nepalis with Sandilya Gotra such as Kafle, Poudar and Prasai but their population is relatively high compared to people with other gotras in Nepal.[3]

Related temples and places

  • Shri Piplaj Mata Mandir, Osian - Goddess Piplaj is the Kuldevi of the Shandilya gotra families living at Osian in the Jodhpur district of the Rajasthan state in India.[6]
  • Shandilya Dham Mandir, Teghra - It is a Hindu shrine dedicated to the progenitor Rishi Shandilya of the gotra. It is maintained by the community belonging to the Shandilya gotra there. It is located at Teghra near Barauni town of the Begusarai district in the Mithila region of Bihar in India.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bose (1 January 1994). Structure Of Hindu Society of Nepal and India, The — Rev. Edn. Orient Blackswan. pp. 71–. ISBN 978-81-250-0855-2. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Swati Datta (1 January 1989). Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India and Nepal: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-81-208-0067-0. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 जोशी, अनिरुद्ध. "हिन्दुओं के प्रमुख वंश, जानिए अपने पूर्वजों को". hindi.webdunia.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Gotra1 -". Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "mool -". Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  6. ↑ करनपुरी (4 October 2022). "ओसियां में नौ साल बाद नवरात्रि पर पिपलाज माता की हुई पूजा, जानें क्यों करना पड़ा इतना इंतजार?". ABP News (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "शांडिल्य धाम मंदिर निर्माण को लेकर हुई बैठक". www.livehindustan.com (in हिन्दी). 14 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.


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