Brahmin communities

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Brahmin communities in India are traditionally divided into two regional groups: Pancha-Gauda Brahmins and Pancha-Dravida Brahmins as per the shloka, The shloka only identifies the caste-system present on the basis of their regional presence. The classification of Brahmin, the Highest Varna on the basis of Region is debatable. The duties of a Brahim are defined already in the Vedas. Such classification should also identify if the duties differed along with the region. If such the duties of a brahim did not differ then why was this necessary?

कर्णाटकाश्च तैलंगा द्राविडा महाराष्ट्रकाः,
गुर्जराश्चेति पञ्चैव द्राविडा विन्ध्यदक्षिणे ||
सारस्वताः कान्यकुब्जा गौडा उत्कलमैथिलाः,
पन्चगौडा इति ख्याता विन्ध्स्योत्तरवासिनः ||

The classification first occurs in Rajatarangini of Kalhana.

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[edit] Pancha-Gauda

Those from Uttarapatha (Aryavarta) (northern and eastern India.)

Approximately ordered according to geographical regions, from West to East

[edit] Saraswata

[edit] Kanyakubja

[edit] Gauda

  • Khandelwal Brahmins
  • Kota Brahmins
  • Dadhich Brahmin
  • Gaur Brahmin
  • Sanadhya Brahmins

Note: Gauda is sometimes taken to mean a region of Bengal. However the original meaning of the term coincides with region termed as Brahmakshetra:

ब्रह्मक्षेत्रं गुडारण्यं मत्स्यपाञ्चालमाथुराः एष ब्रह्मर्षि देशो वै ब्रह्मावर्त समम्बरम् ||

ब्रह्मक्षेत्रं कुरुक्षेत्रं ब्रह्मदेशः प्रकथ्यते आदिगौदर्षिदेशान्तं हर्यारण्यमिहोच्यते ||

[edit] Utkal

  • Utkala Brahmins

[edit] Purvi

[edit] Pancha-Dravida

Those from Dakshinapatha (South India, including Gujarat).

[edit] Gujarat

[edit] Maharashtra

[edit] Karnataka

[edit] Andhra Pradesh

[edit] Dravida (Tamil Nadu and Kerala)

[edit] See also

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