In Hinduism, why is it forbidden to marry a person with the same Gotra ? Is it mentioned in the scriptures somewhere? Does it make sense to overlook the restrictions in today's world? I don't mean people of Vasisth gotra and people of Vasisth gotra , which I know is forbidden. But like people of Vasisth gotra and people of Parashar gotra for example. How true is that? Optionally, may I as of Vasisth gotra marry someone of Parashar gotra with prescribed remedies? How is marriage is decided between hindu boy and girl according to their gotras for example : Can a bhardwaj gotra girl marry kaushik gotra boy? Gotra means clan.Say if some one's Gotra is Bharadwaj; than that means he is a descendant of sage Baradwaj. Google defines Gotra as In Hindu society, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) means clan. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally the gotra forms an exogamous unit, with the marriage within the same gotra being prohibited by custom, being regarded as incest. People of different caste may have ...
