Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Gotras and Pravaras of the Bhumihars


The Gotras of the Bhumihars has been mainly Kept on the name of the Rishis.Initially,there are mainly nine gotras of the bhumihars. But Pravaras are Classified into the name of the Seven Rishis, that is given below :-
  • Agastya
  • Angirasa
  • Atri
  • Bhrigu
  • Kashyapa
  • Vasishtha
  • Vishwamitra
In Rigved author has been written that the Rishi Jamadagni was a descendants of Rishi Bhirgu While the rishis Gautam and Bhardavaja Were the descendants of rishi Angirasa.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

History of Bhumihars


Bhumihars is a caste Mainly Found in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand , Uttar Pradesh and in the Bundelkhand area of the Madhya Pradesh . One Story of their origin is that the Bhumihars Brahmins Parashurama destroyed the Kshatriya Many times and he set up in their Place the descendents of Brahmins. Bhumihar Brahmins is known as Karm Kandi Pandit in the sixteenth Century Particularly in North Bihar. In South Bihar their Most Prestigious King (Gopal Sharan) was the Tekari Family in the Eighteenth Century . In our Country So many Bhumihars Scholars have been born like Swami Sahajanand Saraswati , Sir Ganesh Dutt and Siyaram Tiwary the Former Dean of the Vishwa Bharti university Formerly Known as Shanti Niketan .

Bhumihar Brahmins is also known for taking the revenge .As for example when Kshatriya King has stolen the Parashurama's Father wish-granting Cow,Kamdhenu.That time he has killed thousands of kshatriya army. But in retaliation the King's Son has killed the Parashurama's Father. Then, he has decided to destroy the Kshatriya and he has fought battles from the Kshatriya 21 times and destroyed all the Kshatriya . This shows the Power between the kshatriya and Bhumihar Brahmins.