Shandilya

Shandilya (IAST: Śāṇḍilya) is a Brahmin gotra,[1] named after the Rishi Shandilya,The name was derived from the Sanskrit words śaṇ, full and dilam, the moon, with the derivative ya added, meaning the one of the full moon, thereby implying a priest or of the Moon God.

Progenitor of the Śāṇḍilya Gotra He was the fifth son of rishi Jamdagni. He was born from the Havankunda of Rishi Jamdagni.So, that's why the gotra of the Agni is also Shandilya. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad states that he was a disciple of Vaatsya rishi. His other Acharyas include Kaushika, Gautama Maharishi, Kaishorya Kaapya, Vatsya Vaijavap, and Kushri. His disciples include Kaundinya, Agnivesa, Vatsya Vamakakshayan, Vaishthapureya, and Bharadwaj. He was also the composer of the Shandilya Upanishad. He is also credited to have written Shandilya Bhakti Sutra. According to the Bhagavata Purana, he was instrumental in settling certain metaphysical doubts of King Parikshit of Hastinapura and King Vajra of Dwaraka.

Rishi from Śāradāvanam Śāṇḍilya was a son of the sage Asita, had his hermitage in the Śāradāvanam, or forest of Śāradā, of a village in the Bolair Valley of Kashmir. The village has been identified with the modern town of Sharda, on the banks of the River Kishanganga, in Kashmir, India. The goddess Śāradā is said to have manifested herself to him, here, after severe penance by him, to confer upon him his yagnopaveetham, an event that was commemorated in the temple of Sharada Peeth in the town.

Surnames with Sandilya Gotra in India Particularly in Bengal and Assam the , Bandopadhyay, Banerjee,Bonnerjie, Thakur, Batabyal, , Kushari,

in Gujarat, Bhatt, Thaker/Thakar, vyas etc. are prominent examples of Sandilya Gotra.

In Assam, it's said that 12 families from Kanauj in present day Uttar Pradesh were brought to Assam in 1312 by the then King of Assam and settled them in present day Darrang and Nowgaon district of Assam. All these brahmans are from sandilya gotra.

In Maharashtra, some examples of sandilya gotras Bidwai, Ghodke, Hirde/Hirday, Kulkarni, Kedkar/Khedekar, Pattarkine, Pandit, Patki and Shukla etc.

In Bihar many people who belong sandilya gotras are adopted work of temple making (vishwakarma). In Bihar the Maithil Brahmin of Mishra, Chaudhary, Thakur, Jha surnames belong to this Gotra.

In Punjab Saraswat Brahmins of the Tara surname belong to this Gotra.

In Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh the Tiwari/ Tripathi surnames along the river Saryu belong to this gotra, in some region of uttar pradesh hindu-kshatriya Dhundhel also belong to this gotra and they are considered as the most reputed Kshatriyas amongst all other Kshatriyas in the planet.

In Rajasthan [Pushkarna Brahmins] Purohit surname belongs to this gotra. In Andhra Pradesh the Patnaiks having surname Amati, Balivada and Velanadu Vaidiki Brahmins having surname Yellepeddi and Bhagi belong to this gotra.

Surnames with Sandilya Gotra in Nepal Kafle/ Kaphle belong to Sandilya Gotra in Nepal.[2] specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors.

References

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.
Swati Datta (1 January 1989). Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-81-208-0067-0. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

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[Bose1994-1] 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.

[Datta1989-2] Swati Datta (1 January 1989). Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-81-208-0067-0. Retrieved 12 July 2012.