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3. Bala uccagotra, it concerns the power and strength of the individual with reference to his family also.
4. Rūpa uccagotra concerning the form of his body with reference to the heredity of the family.
5. Tapa uccagotra, the quality of virtues etc., with reference to the family.
6. Śruta uccagotra with reference to the knowledge and learning for the family and the individual.
7. Labha uccagotra refers to the gains of the individual with reference to his family.
8. Aiśvarya uccagotra is concerned with the prosperity of the individual and the family.1
Nicagotra karma is also of eight types" :
1. Jāti nicagotra associated with the maternal side.
2. Kula nīcagotra the lower state of the family from the paternal side.
3. Bala nicagotra, it connotes the lower status of the family with reference to the strength and power.
4. Rūpa nīcagotra, it connotes the lower status of the family and individual with reference to the form, beauty etc.
5. Tapa nīcagatra, refers to the lack of self-control and higher virtues in the individual and with reference to the family.
6. Śrutanicagotra, it refers to the lack of learning and intell
igence.
7. Labha nīcagotra, it refers to the loss of gains and profits for an individual with reference to the family.
8. Aiśvarya nīcagotra, it is absence of prosperity of the individual and family.
This karma has been compared to a potter (kumbhakāra). The potter makes a variety of pots out of the same clay. But some are
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Uttara 33, 14.
2 Prajñāpanā 23, 1, 292; 23, 1, 293,
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