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 ...

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 ...

शुद्ध चित्त हरि भक्त,न तस्य सदृशो ब्राह्मणः मिथ्या जीवने मृत्युः श्रेष्ठः, असत्यकर्मफलदुःखम्। सत्यधर्मचरिणः मोक्षः, सदा मुक्तः सुखदायकः॥ Brahman and Brahmana ब्रह्म-ब्राह्मण। God, known as Brahman, the infinite and eternal reality, pervades all existence as the ultimate source of creation, sustenance, and dissolution. The Brahmana, as the knower of Brahman, attains unity with the Divine through Vedic study , self-control , and devoted worship, embodying virtues such as truthfulness, purity, and simplicity. The scriptures affirm this realization: “He who knows Brahman becomes Brahmana” ( Mundaka Upanisad 3.2.9 ), emphasizing realization over mere ritual.  Sanskrit (Original Mantra): स यो ह वै तत् परं ब्रह्म वेद ब्रह्मैव भवति । नास्याब्रह्मवित्कुले भवति । तरति शोकं तरति पाप्मानं गुहाग्रन्थिभ्यो विमुक्तोऽमृतो भवति ॥ ९ ॥ Translation: He who truly knows that Supreme ब्रह्म (Brahman) becomes Brahman indeed. In his lineage, none remains ignorant of Brahman. He transcends sorrow and ove...