Short answer: From “Visha Shrimali Deravasi Jain” alone, no one can reliably tell your exact original surname or gotra. It depends on your particular family line.

But I can explain what each part means and how you can trace your roots:

1. “Visha Shrimali” – community

- Shrimali = community that historically traces its origin to Śrīmāl / Bhinmal (Rajasthan). - Visha = “20” (a sub‑division within Shrimali Vanik/Jain groups, like Dasha = 10, Visha = 20). - Many different Jain families within Visha Shrimali have different gotras and surnames.

So there is no single common gotra or surname for all Visha Shrimali Jains.

1. “Deravasi” – Jain sect

- This means Śvetāmbara Mūrtipūjak (idol‑worshipping), as opposed to Sthānakvāsī. - It tells about your religious practice, not your blood‑line gotra.

1. “Jain” – religious identity

- “Jain” as a surname only says you follow Jain Dharma. - Traditionally, Jain laypeople used gotra / title / place‑name (e.g. Shah, Mehta, Doshi, Kothari, etc.), and “Jain” is more modern and generic.

1. Why your “original” surname / gotra cannot be guessed

- Within Visha Shrimali, there are many lineages: some use “Shah”, some “Mehta”, some other local surnames; some lineages further carry an internal gotra name. - Over centuries, people: - shifted from village‑name to profession‑name (e.g. “Mehta”, “Kothari”), - or dropped the old surname and started writing only “Jain”. - So from “Visha Shrimali Deravasi Jain” we only know your broad community, not the specific ancestral gotra/surname.

1. How to actually find your roots

To find your true family gotra / original surname, these are the best Jain‑tradition based ways:

1. Ask elders - Dada‑dadi / nana‑nani may know: - “hamārī kul/gotra kaun sī hai?” - “pehle hamārā surname kyā thā – Shah, Mehta, Doshi, etc.?” 2. Check old documents - Old sale deeds, property records, school certificates, passports of grandparents may show the older surname. 3. Derāsar or Samaj records - Your local Visha Shrimali Jain Samaj or derāsar bahi (ledger) sometimes has: - family entries with gotra / native place / old surname. 4. Kuldevi / Kuldev mandir - Some families know their kuldevi and related lineage name; this can hint at traditional gotra and clan.

1. Jain dharmic view

- For Jain Dharma, your main identity is: - jīva (soul) bound by karma, - not caste, community, or surname. - The social gotra (Shrimali, Porwal, Oswal, etc.) is vyavahār (worldly convention). - Spiritually, real progress comes from samyak‑darshan, samyak‑jñān, samyak‑chāritra, not from which surname or gotra you belong to.

So:

• “Visha Shrimali Deravasi Jain” tells your broader Jain vaṇik community and sect,
• but your exact original surname / gotra can only be known from your own family’s history, not from community name alone.

If you check with elders, old papers, and your local samaj / derasar records, you will most likely find your specific kul‑gotra or earlier surname.