Aapka prashn bahut hi vyavahaarik hai, aur aise prashn ka jawaab aam taur par parivaarik itihaas se milta hai, granthon se kam.

Katariya gotra, Oswal Jain hone ke baad bhi:

• Kuldevi kaun hai?
• Purvaj kis gaon/kshetra ke the?

ye sab baatein aam taur par “parivaar ki paramparagat jaankari” mein hoti hain – yaani dada‑pardada, buaa, kaka, bade logon ko maloom hoti hai.

Neeche kuch practical kadam hain, jinse aapko pata chalne ki kaafi sambhaavna hai:

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1. Sabse pehle – parivaar ke buzurgon se baat kariye

In se detail mein poochiye:

1. Hamare:

- Naanke (maayke waale) ka gaon/kshetra kaunsa hai? - Daadake (pita ke poorvaj) ka asli gaon kaunsa tha?

1. Kya unhe yaad hai:

- Kuldevi ka naam? - Koi purana “kul ka mandir” jahan shaadi, mundan, nava‑gharaadi, naye kaam se pehle jaate hon?

1. Koi purane kagaz:

- Vanshaavali / parivaar ka pedigree - Purani chithhi, patr, ya daan‑patra (mandir ko diya gaya daan, jisme gaon ka naam likha ho)

Bahut baar buzurg log “hamein to bachpan se suna hai ki hamari kuldevi falani jagah par hai” aise hi bata dete hain.

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2. Apne sheher ki Oswal / Jain sangh se poochiye

• Aksar Oswal samaj / Oswal Jain sangh ke paas:

- Gotra‑wise list, - Alag‑alag kulon ki kuldevi, - Aur unke mool gaon ki jaankari hoti hai.

Unse clear shabdon mein kahiye:

> “Ham Katariya gotra ke Oswal Jain hain, hamari kuldevi aur mool gaon ke baare mein koi record hai kya?”

Kisi aur Katariya gotra ke parivaar se milwaane ko bhi keh sakte hain; unse milkar kaafi confusion door ho sakta hai.

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3. Apne mool‑gaon ka pata lagaiye

Agar buzurgon ko ya mandir ke kisi lekh mein:

• Rajasthan / Gujarat ya kisi aur rajya ka gaon ka naam mil jaaye,

to us gaon ke:

• Jain mandir ke pujari / sevak,
• Ya wahan ke Jain samaj ke mukhya vyakti se phone par baat karke pooch sakte hain:

> “Yahan Katariya gotra ke Oswal Jains ke purvaj rehte the kya? Unki kuldevi kaun maani jaati hai?”

Purane sthano par aaj bhi kayi baar parivaar / gotra ke naam ke patthar, shilalekh, ya daan‑patra mil jaate hain.

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4. Kuldevi ke maamle mein savdhaani

• Oswal samaj mein kai pramukh deviyoṅ ko kuldevi ke roop mein maana jata hai

(jaise kuch parivaron mein Amba‑Maa, Sachiya Mata, Naki Mata, ityaadi), lekin har gotra / kul ki kuldevi alag ho sakti hai.

• Isliye sirf “dusre Oswal” kya karte hain, is par adhaar na rakhen;

apne parivaar ki khud ki parampara pakka karke hi kuldevi ka nishchay kariye.

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5. Agar kahin bhi likhit record na mile

Aisi sthiti mein:

1. Parivaar ke sabhi log milkar jis mata / dev ko:

- pehle se maante aaye hoṇ, - jiske naam se vrata, mannati, ya udyapan hote aaye hain, un par dhyaan dijiye – ye hi adhik sambhavit kuldevi / kuldev ho sakte hain.

1. Koi gyani Jain sadhu / sadhvi (aapke panth – Digambar / Shwetambar – ke anusaar) se milkar apna hal bata sakte hain;

ve aapko parampara ko bigaade bina aage ka raasta batayenge.

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Sankshipt roop mein

• Kuldevi aur purvajon ka sthaan grantheon se kam, parivaarik itihaas se maloom hota hai.
• Buzurg, Oswal sangh, aur mool‑gaon ke Jain mandir se poochna sabse sahi tareeka hai.
• Bina pakki parampara jaane kisi kuldevi ko apna lene se bacha jaye.

Aap dhire‑dhire in teen cheezon se shuru kijiye: (1) parivaar ke sabse buzurg vyakti, (2) apne sheher ka Oswal/Jain sangh, (3) mool‑gaon ke baare mein khoj. Inshaallah isse aapko apni kuldevi aur purvajon ke sthaan dono ka kuch na kuch suraag mil jayega.