Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha
Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha denotes a subgroup of Hindus of the Kayastha community that are mainly concentrated in the Hindi Belt of North India. They claim to be Kayastha Brahmins.[1]
| Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha | |
|---|---|
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Hindi |
| Populated states | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Nepal |
| Subdivisions | 12 primary sub-clans |
Over the centuries, the occupational histories of Kayasthas largely revolved around scribal services. They were largely employed as scribes, clerks and administrators from early Hindu kingdoms up to the Muslim conquests of North India.[2] Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas and Bengali Kayasthas were traditionally responsible for writing Indic eulogies, known as prashastis for Hindu kings in the early medieval kingdoms.[3]
Etymology
According to Merriam-Webster, the word Kāyastha is probably formed from the Sanskrit kāya (body), and the suffix -stha (standing, being in).[4] The suffix vanshi is derived from the Sanskrit word vansh (वंश) which translates to belonging to a particular family dynasty.[5] According to Brahmanical literature, Chitragupta had two wives- Shobhavati, who was daughter of a Brahmin Susharma, and Nandini, who was daughter of a Kshatriya Shradhadev Manu, respectively and the descendants of their 12 sons form the 12 sub-groups of this community.[6][7]
References
- Shukla, Indrajit (2016). Loka Shasak Maha Kal Chitragupta Tatha Cha Brahma Kayastha Gaud Brahmana. Gorakhpur: Sanatan Dharm Trust.
- Carroll, Lucy (February 1978). "Colonial Perceptions of Indian Society and the Emergence of Caste(s) Associations". The Journal of Asian Studies. 37 (2): 233–250. doi:10.2307/2054164. JSTOR 2054164.
- Bellenoit, Hayden J. (January 2017). "The Formation of the Colonial State in India". Routledge Studies in South Asian History (1 ed.): 220. doi:10.4324/9780203762011. ISBN 9780203762011 – via Routledge - Taylor and Francis group.
- ""Kayastha"". Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ""vaMza"". Spokensanskrit.org.
- Rajnī Kānt Śāstrī (1949). Hindū jati kā utthān aur patan. Kitab Mahal.
अब चित्रगुप्त के विवाह संबंध की वार्ता सुनिए। इनकी दो स्त्रियां थीं-(१)सुशर्मा ब्राह्मण की कन्या शुभावती (ब्राह्मणी) जिसके आठ पुत्र हुए श्रौर (२)श्राद्धदेव मनु की पुत्री नन्दिनी (चत्रिया) जिसके चार पुत्र हुए।
- Hayden J. Bellenoit (17 February 2017). The Formation of the Colonial State in India: Scribes, Paper and Taxes, 1760–1860. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-134-49429-3.
The north Indian Kayasthas are divided into 12 subgroups, reflecting King Chitragupta's marriage to Devi Nandini and Devi Shobhavati