My surname is Aherkar i am saitwal jain i want to know my gotra
In Jain Dharma, “gotra” in the spiritual sense usually refers to gunasthānak (like Dev-gotra, Narak-gotra, etc. of the soul), but in common social use people also ask about kul / vansh / gotra by family or caste.
However:
- Gotra of a person or family (like which rishi / kul you belong to) is not decided by surname alone.
- Within the Saitwal Jain community, there are many surnames and many kul / gotra lines, and they are usually known only through:
As an AI, I cannot see your personal family lineage, so I cannot reliably tell you your gotra just from “Aherkar” and “Saitwal Jain”. If I try to guess, it may be wrong, and that would be disrespectful and misleading.
What you can practically do:
- Ask elders in your family
- Parents, grandparents, kaka/mama, etc. often know the traditional gotra / kul. - Sometimes it is mentioned in old marriage invitations, lagna-patra, or family books.
- Check with your local Saitwal Jain sangh / mandal
- Many communities keep a list of families, surnames, and traditional gotra/kul.
- Look into old religious or family documents
- Old janm patrika, lagna-patrika, or genealogy books may mention gotra.
From the point of view of Jain Dharma, the most important identity is:
- You are a jiva (soul),
- Capable of following samyak darshan, samyak jnan, samyak charitra,
- Moving towards moksha,
But if you want your family gotra for marriage or tradition, you will need to get it from family/community records, not from an online guess.