Tattvartha Sutra: 08.13

08.13 Uchchairnichaishcha

Audio:
Sanskrit:	उच्चैर्नीचैश्च।
Hindi:	उच्च और नीच गोत्र कर्म के दो भेद है।

08.13

English:

Gotra is of two categories, high and low.

Gotra Karma is of two categories. The Karma by virtue of which one is born in a noble, prosperous, cultural family is called Uchchagotra (high status); that by which one is bom in quarrelsome, poor, wretched family, is called Nichgotra (low status).