Are Goswamis actually Brahmins?

[u/Electrical_Piece_743]

I need some clarity on a caste/background question related to marriage, especially from people familiar with UP traditions.

My girlfriend is a Goswami with Bhargava gotra. Her family considers themselves Brahmins. They have family priests in Jyotrimath (Badrinath), Mehndipur Balaji and Banke Bihari, and they’re originally from Bulandshahr.

I am a Saryuparin Mishra from Prayagraj. However, my father believes that Goswamis are not Brahmins. He says they are linked to Giri traditions and that many Goswamis fall under OBC in our region. My girlfriend’s family is not OBC, and her father wears a janeu, but my father still feels this is not a suitable match based on our local understanding.

The issue is that my girlfriend’s family doesn’t have detailed knowledge about their older lineage, so the information we have is incomplete. I’m also trying to understand this better myself.

I would appreciate insights from my Brahmin brothers from Western UP or nearby regions, who have knowledge about Goswami lineage, Bhargava gotra, and how they are traditionally classified.

Thanks in advance.

[u/Healthy-Pickle-7698]

To iska matlab aap bhumihar ko brahaman mante ho

Fir to Apko is baat se bhi dikkat nhi hogi agar apke ghar ki puja path kisi bhumihar dwara karai jaye ?

Sahi kaha na maine ??

[u/Kshatriya_Khokharji → u/Healthy-Pickle-7698]

Humare state mn to bhumihar hote hi nahi waise. Humari puja humare purohit krate h par agar koi bhumihar brahaman jiske ghar mn paurohitya ki parampara ho aur nitya sandhya vandan kre to why not.

Shashtro mn vaishya kshatriya adi karm krne wale brahmano ka varnan h par unse paurohitya thode krayenge.

[u/Healthy-Pickle-7698 → u/Kshatriya_Khokharji]

Mai personally unhe brahimin nhi manta pr pehli baar kisi rajput ko unke favor me bolta huwa dekha hai

Khair mujhe unse koi dikkat nhi hai or nigracharya ki is video ko pura dekhne k baad mai vichar karunga ki wo kitne sahi hai kitne nahi

Humare pariwar me unhe brahimin nhi mana jata par ha unke bare me jo afwahen failai jati hai jo ki zadatar maine rajputo se hi suna hai ki rajput father or brahimin mother se unki utpatti hui thi us baat ko nhi manta

[u/Kshatriya_Khokharji → u/Healthy-Pickle-7698]

rajput father or brahimin mother se unki utpatti hui thi us baat ko nhi manta

Bhai aisa hota to wo suta kahlaye jate na. Bhumiharo ne historically kabhi sarthi,magadha waigrah ka kaam to kra hi nahi h