Devata देवता
Divinities who founded Gotras
Divine founders of a Gotra. Most families trace their Gotra to a Rishi; these trace it to a divinity.
Dhanvantari
धन्वन्तरि
Dhanvantari is the physician of the gods, who rose from the churning of the ocean (samudra manthan) holding the pot of amrita. The Puranas also place him among the kings of Kashi.
Vishnu
V
Vivashvat
विवस्वत्
Vivashvat is the Sun, one of the Adityas, and the father of Manu Vaivasvata and Yama. The Solar dynasty descends from him, and his name stands in the pravara "Kashyapa, Vivashvat, Manu".
Surya