Mudgala was a Rigvedic sage of the Angirasa family, credited with the composition of certain hymns. He is remembered in later tradition for his extraordinary patience and non-violence; one well-known story tells that when thieves stole the grain he had painstakingly collected, Mudgala refused to curse them and instead continued his quiet life of dharma, eventually attaining great spiritual reward.
The Mudgala gotra belongs to the Angirasa group and is listed among the authentically Vedic lineages. Its pravara typically runs Angirasa–Bharmyashwa–Mudgala. Although less widespread than some of the major Saptarishi gotras, it preserves the memory of an early hymn-seer and of an ideal of forbearance that became exemplary in later dharmic literature.
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Name of a Rigvedic sage credited with composing hymns of the Rigveda.
No. Gotra and surname are separate systems. Families with many different surnames, across many regions and communities, can share the same gotra, and families with the same surname can belong to different gotras.
Many communities traditionally avoid marriage between people of the same gotra, based on the idea that they share a common patrilineal ancestor. Exact customs vary widely by community and region.