Origin of Sannigrahi Surname:-




Surname(उपनाम/कुलनाम ) and Title(उपाधि/पदवी):-

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 thus got absorbed as family names or surnames. Indian history from pre-Mughal days has shown that the ruling Hindu Kings had awarded titles to persons and families for either meritorious service to the country or for leadership in society. This practice has been followed by the Pathan and the Mughal rulers and by their successors, the British as well. Even in independent India, the Presidential awards on Republic day are a continuation of the old practice of honoring persons for their service to the country.

All the leaves of the inverted Ashvattha (अश्वत्थ) tree, regardless of their size or position, are considered equal. Similarly, all human beings are held in equal esteem, irrespective of variations in their roles and positions.

Sannigrahi Surname(ষন্নিগ্রহী):-

Sannigrahi is a surname (उपनाम/कुलनाम ) mostly found among Utkal Brahmins of  Bankura in the Indian state of West Bengal, and rarely found in other parts of India and abroad.

Arishadvarga or Shadripu /Shada Ripu (Sanskrit:षड्रिपु) meaning the six enemies. Shada Ripu is the six enemies of the mind, which are: kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), Mada (arrogance), moha (delusion), and 'matsarya (jealousy); the negative characteristics of man.

 According to the opinion of most of the Sannigrahi Brahmins, Utkal Brahmins who defeated six Ripu (Shada Ripu) are conferred, the Sannigrahi title. In Bengali -কাম,ক্রোধ, লোভ,মোহ, মদ ও মাৎসর্য এইছয় রিপুকে যে ব্রাহ্মণ সংবরণ /দমন করতে পারেন তিনিই হলেন ষন্নিগ্রহী ব্রাহ্মণ । In the course of time, this title became the surname(उपनाम/कुलनाम ) and the later generations inherited it.*It is pertinent to mention here, Balaram Sannigrahi is said to be a forefather of all Sannigrahis.🙏

इस जन्म में मैं ब्राह्मण हूँ, अगले जन्म में क्षत्रिय हो सकता हूँ। इस जन्म में मैं मानव हूँ, अगले जन्म में दानव हो सकता हूँ। इस जन्म में मैं पशु हूँ, अगले जन्म में वसु हो सकता हूँ। इसलिए हमें किसी भी पहचान या स्थिति पर गर्व या आसक्ति नहीं रखनी चाहिए, बल्कि सत्य, तप, दया, दान, पवित्रता, प्रेम, भक्ति और करुणा को अपने जीवन में अपनाना चाहिए।

In this life, I am a Brahmin; in the next life, I could be a Kshatriya. In this life, I am human; in the next life, I could be a demon. In this life, I am an animal; in the next life, I could be a divine being. Therefore, we should not take pride in or become attached to any identity or status, but rather embrace truth, austerity, compassion, charity, purity, love, devotion, and kindness in our lives.

Hari Om Jap

I dedicate this article to my son ৺late Akash Mahanty

 author of Waybackpy,Videohash, etc
Appreciation Mail of  Jeremie Lumbroso
lecturer Princeton University. USA

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प्रबीर एक भारतीय लेखक हैं। उनका जन्म भारतीय राज्य पश्चिम बंगाल में एक उत्कल ब्राह्मण परिवार में हुआ था। उनकी किताबें Amazon.com,flipkart.com और abebooks.com के जरिए बेची जाती हैं। 12 लाख से अधिक लोगों ने उनकी किताबें और लेख पढ़े हैं।

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Source of Information:-

1. Collection of information from Sannigrahi Brahmins

 & Utkal Brahmin scholars.

2.*Article of Dr.Nilanjan Sannigrahi.

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