Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu aka CKP | |
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Classification | Kshatriya, Brahmin |
Religions | Hinduism |
Languages | Marathi |
Populated States | Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivisions | Chandravanshiya Kshatriya |
Karnik is a Maharashtrian surname from the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu ("CKP") community. Although you would find a few Germans sharing the same surname.
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Descendants of King Chandrasen, his son Kayastha and Kayastha's son Somraj ruled Kashmir and most of central India. For people these kings were next to god and hence were called Prabhu.
Chandrasen son of great King Sahastrararjun, was killed by Parshuram. Chandrasen's pregnant wife Ganga/Kamala took asylum with Dalabhya mooni. Parshuram demanded mooni to hand over Ganga, but the mooni very wisely asked him to spare the pregnant woman. Parshuram agreed to Mooni's request and blessed her that the child born from her "KAYA" would be called KAYASTHA.
Parshuram said as his father's kingdom has been destroyed; he and his ascendant would live with the help of sword and ink (Asijivi/Masijivi).
This is a mythological story but all agree in saying that it means the descendents of the King Chandrasen who was the Kshatriya (warrior by Profession) King, the son of Sahastrararjun of the Haiyaya family.
Another point is tribes of Kaya province are Kayastha. The word kaya means Ayodhaya. According to Mr. H.S.Wilson (1819) Kayastha means "the Supreme Being", and the words "Kayastha Prabhu" means "A Human not Less than a God".
In the 7th and 8th century, Kayasthas were in Kashmir and later they shifted from Kashmir to northern India and madhya bharat. The word Prabhu means supreme or powerful.
As we read the Origin of CKP's is from Kashmir and North India. The Pandavas, Kauravas, Gupt Vansh are all Chandravanshis. Sometime during the advent of Budhism, the last CKP kingdom was lost and the community moved to Mandugadh where they held important positions in the court of the Parmars.
After Mandugadh fell to Allaudin Khilji, the Prabhus fled from Mandu. They went into Gujarat and they via sea landed in the Konkan strip where they made their homes. Totally 42 families came to Maharashtra in 1305. From Mawala Province 42 CKP families ( Bendre, Pradhan, Gupte, Dalvi, Chawale,Chavan, Garude, Chitre, Jayvant, Nachane, Phanase, Mohile, Tamhane, Pratinidhi, Teware, Vakhare, Bhise, Likhite, Kamte, Satpute, Jawale, Tavkar, Vaidhya, Deopare, Bahire, Sule, Patne, Pangu, Korde, Tungari, Narkar, Dhighe, Randive, Raje, Kshipre, Skrukale, Durve, Khatik, Mokashi, Navhik, Mochil, Sabhasad, Karnik, Nagle ) migrated towards Maharashtra and Karnataka. From Maharashtra some families went and settled in Rajasthan. Many of this families subsequently took name of the town they were residing as Gadkari, Karkhanis, Palkar, Taskar, Shruganpure, Mulherkar, Kharkar. Bajiprabhu Deshpande, Murarbaji Deshpande,the brave warriors of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj belonged to the same caste.
Gothra : Bharghav
God they worship : Surya
Origin Man : Karnik.
Karniks are known as the "foodies" in the whole CKP community. Some of the awesome dishes are: