Gotra system of Śūdras as per Śeṣakṛṣṇa’s Śūdrācāraśiromaṇi -
- Using the name, of some popular person born in a good lineage, as the Gotra.
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- In case of being born from a duly wedded Dvija father & a Śūdra mother, using the Gotra of the father.
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- Using the Gotra of the Upadeśaka (instructor) Brāhmaṇa as one’s Gotra.
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- Using ‘Kāśyapa’ as the Gotra.