GENESIS OF UTKAL BRAHMINS.

Surname(उपनाम/कुलनाम ) and Title(उपाधि/पदवी):- Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, physical characteristics, etc. Surnames (उपनाम/कुलनाम )and titles (उपाधि/पदवी)or decorations used along with the proper names commonly added at the end of the names - are either genealogical or professional and sometimes topographical. The genealogical surname has been in use from generation to generation and is generally family names some of which may even have been personal names. Professional names have also been adopted as family names and are regularly used as surnames. It has been a practice for quite a few centuries to award titles (उपाधि/पदवी)to persons who occupy positions of distinction in intelligence, learning, wealth, honor, etc. Persons who have rendered meritorious service to the country have also been awarded titles that have gone down from generation to generation and thu...

Surname(उपनाम/कुलनाम ) and Title(उपाधि/पदवी):- Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, physical characteristics, etc. Surnames (उपनाम/कुलनाम )and titles (उपाधि/पदवी)or decorations used along with the proper names commonly added at the end of the names - are either genealogical or professional and sometimes topographical. The genealogical surname has been in use from generation to generation and is generally family names some of which may even have been personal names. Professional names have also been adopted as family names and are regularly used as surnames. It has been a practice for quite a few centuries to award titles (उपाधि/पदवी)to persons who occupy positions of distinction in intelligence, learning, wealth, honor, etc. Persons who have rendered meritorious service to the country have also been awarded titles that have gone down from generation to generation and t...

The Brahmin:- With peaceful heart and mind serene, A Brahmin walks, unseen, unseen. In self-control, he finds his way, And darkness fades before the day. Austere in life, content in soul, In purity, he finds his role. No wealth of gold or pride of name— Just virtue’s light, a steady flame. With tolerance he greets the world, Where anger's storms may yet be hurled. Honesty his shining guide, A beacon clear, he cannot hide. In knowledge deep, in wisdom's grace, He journeys on, a sacred space. Devotion pure, a light divine, To realms unseen his heart aligns. So walks he forth, the noble one, A path aglow, till day is done. In gentle ways, he shows us all, How high the spirit yet can call. 🔯 ब्रह्म जानाति ब्राह्मणः इस वाक्य का अर्थ है: "जो ब्रह्म (सत्य, ज्ञान और परम तत्त्व) को जानता है, वही ब्राह्मण है।" Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण : "प्रत्येक ब्राह्मण के लिए श्रीमद्भागवत की शिक्षाओं से परिचित होना आवश्यक है, क्योंकि इसमें स्पष्ट रूप से कहा गया है कि य...

Prathamastami:- Prathamastami ( Hindi-प्रथमाष्टमी)( Bengali-প্রথমাষ্টমী)) or Prauda Ashtami ( Hindi-प्रौढ़ाष्टमी), Padhuan Ashtami, (Bengali -প্রৌঢ়াষ্টমী) short name  Padhuan or  Puda(পুড়া পরব ) is a festival which is observed in Odisha and Utkal Brahmin  community of  West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and other parts of India and abroad , for the long life and prosperity of the eldest child. At the age of 5, Lord Shri Hari Narayan's avatars are consecrated through Prana Pratishta at their birthplace. Similarly, in Utkal Brahmin families, on Prathmashtami, when the eldest child turns 5, they traditionally take a seat on a wooden pedestal known as a "Pidha."   Prathamastami is an annual celebration observed on the 8th day following Kartik Purnima. During this significant event, the eldest child of the family is honored with a ceremonial lamp lighting and a series of elaborate rituals, accompanied by the chanting of sacred ...