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'''Srivastava''' ({{IPA|hi|ʃɾiːʋaːstəʋ}}; {{IAST|Śrīvāstava}}), also spelled variously as '''Shrivastava''', '''Shrivastav''' or ''']''', is a common surname found amongst the ] (also known as North-Indian Kayastha) community of upper caste ]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Srivastava|first=Vinay Kumar|date=September 2016|title=Speaking of Caste: Merit of the Principle of Segmentation|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0038022920160302|journal=Sociological Bulletin|volume=65|issue=3|pages=317–338|doi=10.1177/0038022920160302|s2cid=158426264 |issn=0038-0229}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2015-06-05|title=Caste and the Power Elite in Allahabad|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2015/6/special-articles/caste-and-power-elite-allahabad.html|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|language=en|volume=50|issue=6|pages=7–8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Shibu Thomas|date=Dec 19, 2009|title=woman: HC to decide woman's caste abuse case against husband {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/hc-to-decide-womans-caste-abuse-case-against-husband/articleshow/5354374.cms|access-date=2021-04-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kayasth|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kayasth|access-date=28 June 2021|website=Merriam Webster}}</ref> particularly in the ] regions of India. The North Indian Kayasthas were powerful components of the upper-bureaucracy and made highly influential urban elites under ]s.<ref name=carroll>{{Cite book | year=1977 | author=Lucy Carroll | contribution=Caste, Community and Caste(s) Association: A Note on the Organization of the Kayastha Conference and the Definition of a Kayastha Community | title = Contributions to Asian studies, Volume 10 | publisher=Brill Archive | isbn=978-90-04-04926-0 | page=3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VRMVAAAAIAAJ&q=srivastavas&pg=PA9 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Hayden J. Bellenoit|title=The Formation of the Colonial State in India: Scribes, Paper and Taxes, 1760–1860|date= 2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-134-49429-3}}</ref> | ||
| ==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| Srivastavas are one of the twelve sub-clans of the ]s that were traditionally involved in record-keeping, administration and military services. | Srivastavas are one of the twelve sub-clans of the ]s that were traditionally involved in record-keeping, administration and military services. | ||
| ⚫ | They consider themselves as a de facto '']'' that arose to keep records of the four ''varnas'' that came before them. Traditions and occupations associated with them, and their belief in the mythical roles assigned to ], their ], partly support this claim.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sinha|first1=Gopal Sharan|last2=Sinha|first2=Ramesh Chandra|date=1967|title=Exploration in Caste Stereotypes|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2575319|journal=Social Forces|volume=46|issue=1|pages=42–47|doi=10.2307/2575319|jstor=2575319 |issn=0037-7732|quote=The Kayastha were not included in the original four divisions of Hindu society, viz.,Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudra, but they claim to be one of the most important functionary and ancient castes of Hindu society. Traditions and occupations associated with the Kayastha partly support this contention....The Kayasthas' strong belief in the story of the causation of Shri Chitragupta Maharaj and mythical roles assigned to Him at least corroborate the above contention}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Davidson|first=Ronald M.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/808346313|title=Tibetan renaissance : Tantric Buddhism in the Rebirth of Tibetan culture|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2005|isbn=978-0-231-50889-6|location=New York|pages=178–180|oclc=808346313|quote=This North Indian branch regards itself as really a fifth varna, different from the creator Brahma's mouth (Brahmans), his arms (Kshatriyas), his thighs (Vaishyas) or his feet (Sudras), North Indian Kayasthas maintain that they were formed from the body of the creator and therefore are grounded (''stha'') in Brahma's body (''kaya'')}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Leonard|first=Karen|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60856154|title=Encyclopedia of India|publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons|year=2006|isbn=0-684-31349-9|editor-last=Wolpert|editor-first=Stanley|location=Detroit|page=22|oclc=60856154|quote=The most common Kayastha myth of origin avoided this problem of varna classification by cleverly postulating the creation of a fifth varna, the Kayasthas, to keep records concerning the other four. Brahma, they say, after creating the four varnas, created the first Kayastha, pen and inkpot in hand.}}</ref> | ||
| According to ], ] are made up of mostly ] and some ] varna peoples.<ref name="AlHind">{{cite book|author=Andre Wink|title=Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bCVyhH5VDjAC|access-date=3 September 2011|year=1991|publisher=Brill Academic Publishers|isbn=978-90-04-09509-0|page=269}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | Most of the recorded history, after the 10th century AD, of this clan is centred around Varanasi and present day eastern ]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ryhuAAAAMAAJ|title=Kayasthas in making of modern Bihar|last=Sinha|first=Bindeshwari Prasad|date=2003|publisher=Impression Publication|pages=13|language=en|quote=Banaras plate of Govinchandra refers to Vastavya Kayastha.}}</ref> and central India, as being influential during ancient empires and ] in the Indian subcontinent, earning such titles as ], ] and ].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MihuAAAAMAAJ|title=The Kāyasthas: a study in the formation and early history of a caste|last=Gupta|first=Chitrarekha|date=1996|publisher=K.P. Bagchi & Co.|isbn=9788170741565|page=117|language=en|quote=This love and respect for knowledge were nothing special with the line of Jajuka. Rather, these were general features of the characters of the Sri-Vastavyas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=SHAH|first=K.K.|date=1993|title=Self Legitimation and Social Primacy: A Case Study of Some Kayastha Inscriptions From Central India|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=54|pages=860–861|jstor=44143088|issn=2249-1937|quote=Vastavya, therefore, will have to be taken as a sub-caste a few members of which rose to very high positions in the administrative hierarchy of the Chandella kingdom. Two families from this branch of the Kayasthas have left three inscriptions for us containing an account of the mythical origin as also genealogical tree in order to establish their high Brahminic credentials...It is also noteworthy that both Jajuka and Maheshvara have remarkable military achievements to their credit which could put them on par with the Kshatriyas.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a9j9ZJGJOV0C|title=The Candellas of Jejākabhukti|last=Dikshit|first=R. K.|date=1976|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-046-4|pages=71, 173–175, 190|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=irHN2UA_Z7gC|title=The Early Rulers of Khajuraho|last=Mitra|first=Sisir Kumar|date=1977|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.|isbn=978-81-208-1997-9|pages=180|language=en|edition=Second Revised}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZUt3wgEACAAJ|title=Socio-economic History of Northern India: (1030–1194 A.D.)|last=Mazumdar|first=Bhakat Prasad|date=1960|publisher=Mukhopadhyay|pages=101–103|language=en|chapter=Castes and Professions|quote=Members of Vastavya community rose to very high positions. They enjoyed the feudatory status of Thakkura under the Gahadavala Kings under Govindachandra and Jayachandra, and the Chandela King Bhojavarman...It is possible that because of their services, the king raised them to a higher status...His brothers, Jaundhara and Maladhara were valiant warriors...The history of these two families show that the Vastavyas could become valiant soldiers.}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZUt3wgEACAAJ|title=Socio-economic History of Northern India: (1030–1194 A.D.)|last=Mazumdar|first=Bhakat Prasad|date=1960|publisher=Mukhopadhyay|pages=100|language=en|quote=Three inscriptions written by these Vastavya Kayasthas for the Gahadavala kings Govindachandra and Jayachandra and also the Sahet Mahet inscription dated 1276 VS/1219–29 A.D....Nana's ancestors were inhabitants of Kausamyapura or Kosam in the Allahabad district originally.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ryhuAAAAMAAJ|title=Kayasthas in making of modern Bihar|last=Sinha|first=Bindeshwari Prasad|date=2003|publisher=Impression Publication|pages=13|language=en|quote=Banaras plate of Govinchandra refers to Vastavya Kayastha.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EJQBAAAAMAAJ|title=The History of the Gāhaḍavāla Dynasty|last=Niyogi|first=Roma|date=1959|publisher=Oriental Book Agency|pages=212|language=en|quote=It also contains a statue of Vastavya-Kayastha Thakkura Sri-Ranapala (in a soldier's outfit) who appears to have built...}}</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | Most of the recorded history, after 10th century AD, of this clan is centred around Varanasi and present day eastern ]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ryhuAAAAMAAJ|title=Kayasthas in making of modern Bihar|last=Sinha|first=Bindeshwari Prasad|date=2003|publisher=Impression Publication|pages=13|language=en|quote=Banaras plate of Govinchandra refers to Vastavya Kayastha.}}</ref> and central India, as being influential during |
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| == Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
| The title ''Śrīvāstava'' is the shortened form of ''Śrīvāstavya''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4dm1AAAAIAAJ&q=vastavya+srivastava|title=Late classical India|last=Bose|first=Mainak Kumar|date=1988|publisher=A. Mukherjee & Co.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LpeFAAAAIAAJ&q=vastavya+kayasth&pg=PA58|title=Report for the Year |
The title ''Śrīvāstava'' is the shortened form of ''Śrīvāstavya''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4dm1AAAAIAAJ&q=vastavya+srivastava|title=Late classical India|last=Bose|first=Mainak Kumar|date=1988|publisher=A. Mukherjee & Co.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LpeFAAAAIAAJ&q=vastavya+kayasth&pg=PA58|title=Report for the Year 1871–72|last=Cunningham|first=Sir Alexander|date=1873|publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing|language=en}}</ref> and thus derived directly from the ] root words ''Sri'' (<span lang="sa" dir="ltr">श्री</span>) "God" and ''vas'' (<span lang="sa" dir="ltr">वस्</span>) "to dwell" by adding the primary suffix ''tavyat'' which denotes an agent and causes the lengthening of the radical vowel. While the word Sri is used in Sanskrit as honorific prefix to the names of deities ''<ref name=Apte>{{cite book|last=Apte|first=Vaman Shivaram|title=Revised and enlarged edition of Prin. V. S. Apte's The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary|year=1957–59|publisher=Prasad Prakashan|page=1575|quote=The word श्री is often used as an honorific prefix to the names of deities and eminent persons; श्रीकृष्णः, श्रीरामः, श्रिवाल्मीकिः, श्रीजयदेवः; also celebrated works, generally of a sacred character; श्रीभागवत, श्रीरामायण)&c.; it is also used as an auspicious sign at the commencement of letters, manuscripts &c}}</ref> and vāstavya'' means "a resident, inhabitant";<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XvRtAAAAMAAJ&q=vastavya|title=Bhāratīya Vidyā|date=1987|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.|language=en}}</ref> thereby the whole meaning "in whom God dwells". Note, however, that a word's meaning is derived from its use in sentence, not from its etymology.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Skeat |first=Walter W. (Walter William) |url=http://archive.org/details/etymologicaldict00skeauoft |title=An etymological dictionary of the English language |date=1888 |publisher=Oxford Clarendon Press |others=Robarts – University of Toronto |at=p. 1, rule 2}}</ref> | ||
| According to another explanation, the name "Srivastava" originates from "Srivastu/Suvastu", the former name of the ], which is said to be the place of origin of this clan.<ref>{{cite book | title = Encyclopaedia Indica: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh: Volume 100 | editor = S. S. Shashi | year = 1996 | page = 117 | publisher = Anmol | isbn = 978-81-7041-859-7 }}</ref> | According to another explanation, the name "Srivastava" originates from "Srivastu/Suvastu", the former name of the ], which is said to be the place of origin of this clan.<ref>{{cite book | title = Encyclopaedia Indica: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh: Volume 100 | editor = S. S. Shashi | year = 1996 | page = 117 | publisher = Anmol | isbn = 978-81-7041-859-7 }}</ref> | ||
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| Notable people named Srivastava (or its variations) include: | Notable people named Srivastava (or its variations) include: | ||
| ⚫ | * ] (born 1979), Indian filmmaker | ||
| ⚫ | * ] (1963–2022), Indian comedian | ||
| ⚫ | * ] (born 1983), American singer | ||
| ⚫ | * ] (born 1968), Indian actor | ||
| ⚫ | * ], Indian music directors | ||
| * ] (1966–2015), Indian music director | * ] (1966–2015), Indian music director | ||
| * ], Indian guitarist, music composer, educationist & author | * ], Indian guitarist, music composer, educationist & author | ||
| * ] (born 1948), Indian film, television and stage dancer/actor | * ] (born 1948), Indian film, television and stage dancer/actor | ||
| ⚫ | * ] (born 1968), Indian actor | ||
| * ], Indian singer | * ], Indian singer | ||
| ⚫ | * ] (born 1979), Indian filmmaker |
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| ⚫ | * ], Indian music directors | ||
| * ] (1899–1973), Indian historian | * ] (1899–1973), Indian historian | ||
| * ] (1920–2013), Indian diplomat | * ] (1920–2013), Indian diplomat | ||
| * ], Indian music director | * ], Indian music director | ||
| * ] (born 1967), Indian actor | * ] (born 1967), Indian actor | ||
| * ] (1933–2011), physicist, author | * ] (1933–2011), physicist, author | ||
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* ] (1921–2017), Indian historian | ||
| * ], Indian politician | * ], Indian politician | ||
| * ] (1933–2010), Indian mathematician | * ] (1933–2010), Indian mathematician | ||
| * ] (1918–2008, recorded by Allahabad University as "M.C. Shrivastava"), introduced ] | * ] (1918–2008, recorded by Allahabad University as "M.C. Shrivastava"), introduced ] | ||
| * ] (born 1990), Indian TV actress | * ] (born 1990), Indian TV actress | ||
| * ], Indian mathematician |
* ], Indian mathematician | ||
| * ] (1923–2011), founder of Sahaja Yoga | * ] (1923–2011), founder of Sahaja Yoga | ||
| * ] (born 1942), Indian physicist |
* ] (born 1942), Indian physicist | ||
| * ] (born 1952), American academic | |||
| * ] (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was the first President of India, in office from 1950 to 1962. | |||
| * ] (born 1951), Indian academic | * ] (born 1951), Indian academic | ||
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| ⚫ | *] (born 1983), American singer | ||
| * ], Indian journalist | * ], Indian journalist | ||
| * ] (1936–2006), Indian politician | * ] (1936–2006), Indian politician | ||
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| ; Notable Srivastavas who changed their name | ; Notable Srivastavas who changed their name | ||
| ⚫ | * ] (1880–1936, born Dhanpat Rai Srivastava), Indian writer | ||
| * ] (1884–1963), born as Rajendra Prasad Srivastava, ] ] | |||
| * ] (1904–1966), born as Lal Bahadur Srivastava, ] ] | |||
| * ] (born 1942), born as Amitabh Srivastava, Bollywood actor | * ] (born 1942), born as Amitabh Srivastava, Bollywood actor | ||
| * ] (1907–2003), born as Harivansh Rai Srivastava, Indian poet | * ] (1907–2003), born as Harivansh Rai Srivastava, Indian poet | ||
| * ] (1912–2009, born as Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava), Indian con man | |||
| * ] (1861-1964), founder of ] | |||
| ⚫ | * ] (1866–1960, born Trilok Nath Srivastava), prince of British India | ||
| * ] (1904–1966), second Prime Minister of India, son of Sharada Prasad Srivastava | |||
| ⚫ | * ] (1866–1960, born Trilok Nath |
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| * ], writer and editor, born Ravindra Nath Srivastava | |||
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| * ] (1902–1979, son of Harsu Dayal Srivastava), Indian independence activist, social reformer and political leader | * ] (1902–1979, son of Harsu Dayal Srivastava), Indian independence activist, social reformer and political leader | ||
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* ] (born Ravindra Nath Srivastava), Indian editor | ||
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Indian Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha clanSrivastava (Hindi pronunciation: [ʃɾiːʋaːstəʋ]; Śrīvāstava), also spelled variously as Shrivastava, Shrivastav or Srivastav, is a common surname found amongst the Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha (also known as North-Indian Kayastha) community of upper caste Hindus particularly in the Hindi-speaking regions of India. The North Indian Kayasthas were powerful components of the upper-bureaucracy and made highly influential urban elites under Hindu kings.
Origin
Srivastavas are one of the twelve sub-clans of the North-Indian Kayasthas that were traditionally involved in record-keeping, administration and military services.
They consider themselves as a de facto varna that arose to keep records of the four varnas that came before them. Traditions and occupations associated with them, and their belief in the mythical roles assigned to Chitragupta, their progenitor, partly support this claim.
Most of the recorded history, after the 10th century AD, of this clan is centred around Varanasi and present day eastern Uttar Pradesh and central India, as being influential during ancient empires and Mughal empire in the Indian subcontinent, earning such titles as Pandit, Thakur and Lala.
Etymology
The title Śrīvāstava is the shortened form of Śrīvāstavya and thus derived directly from the Sanskrit root words Sri (श्री) "God" and vas (वस्) "to dwell" by adding the primary suffix tavyat which denotes an agent and causes the lengthening of the radical vowel. While the word Sri is used in Sanskrit as honorific prefix to the names of deities and vāstavya means "a resident, inhabitant"; thereby the whole meaning "in whom God dwells". Note, however, that a word's meaning is derived from its use in sentence, not from its etymology.
According to another explanation, the name "Srivastava" originates from "Srivastu/Suvastu", the former name of the Swat River, which is said to be the place of origin of this clan.
Notable people with this name
Notable people named Srivastava (or its variations) include:
- Alankrita Shrivastava (born 1979), Indian filmmaker
- Raju Srivastav (1963–2022), Indian comedian
- Ramesh Srivastava (born 1983), American singer
- Aditya Srivastava (born 1968), Indian actor
- Anand & Milind Srivastava, Indian music directors
- Aadesh Shrivastava (1966–2015), Indian music director
- Kapil Srivastava, Indian guitarist, music composer, educationist & author
- Aanjjan Srivastav (born 1948), Indian film, television and stage dancer/actor
- Ajita Srivastava, Indian singer
- Ashirbadi Lal Srivastava (1899–1973), Indian historian
- Chandrika Prasad Srivastava (1920–2013), Indian diplomat
- Chitragupt Shrivastava, Indian music director
- Dheer Charan Srivastav (born 1967), Indian actor
- Ganesh Prasad Srivastava (1933–2011), physicist, author
- Hari Shankar Srivastava (1921–2017), Indian historian
- Harish Chandra Srivastava, Indian politician
- J. N. Srivastava (1933–2010), Indian mathematician
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918–2008, recorded by Allahabad University as "M.C. Shrivastava"), introduced Transcendental Meditation
- Mansi Srivastava (born 1990), Indian TV actress
- Nikhil Srivastava, Indian mathematician
- Nirmala Srivastava (1923–2011), founder of Sahaja Yoga
- Onkar Nath Srivastava (born 1942), Indian physicist
- Paul Shrivastava (born 1952), American academic
- Rajendra Srivastava (born 1951), Indian academic
- Sanjeev Srivastava, Indian journalist
- Shailendra Nath Shrivastava (1936–2006), Indian politician
- Tara Rani Srivastava, Indian woman freedom fighter
- Notable Srivastavas who changed their name
- Munshi Premchand (1880–1936, born Dhanpat Rai Srivastava), Indian writer
- Rajendra Prasad (1884–1963), born as Rajendra Prasad Srivastava, first President of India
- Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966), born as Lal Bahadur Srivastava, second Prime Minister of India
- Amitabh Bachchan (born 1942), born as Amitabh Srivastava, Bollywood actor
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), born as Harivansh Rai Srivastava, Indian poet
- Natwarlal (1912–2009, born as Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava), Indian con man
- Zamindaar Babu Trilok Nath (1866–1960, born Trilok Nath Srivastava), prince of British India
- Jayaprakash Narayan (1902–1979, son of Harsu Dayal Srivastava), Indian independence activist, social reformer and political leader
- Parichay Das (born Ravindra Nath Srivastava), Indian editor
References
- Srivastava, Vinay Kumar (September 2016). "Speaking of Caste: Merit of the Principle of Segmentation". Sociological Bulletin. 65 (3): 317–338. doi:10.1177/0038022920160302. ISSN 0038-0229. S2CID 158426264.
- "Caste and the Power Elite in Allahabad". Economic and Political Weekly. 50 (6): 7–8. 2015-06-05.
- Shibu Thomas (Dec 19, 2009). "woman: HC to decide woman's caste abuse case against husband | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- "Kayasth". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- Lucy Carroll (1977). "Caste, Community and Caste(s) Association: A Note on the Organization of the Kayastha Conference and the Definition of a Kayastha Community". Contributions to Asian studies, Volume 10. Brill Archive. p. 3. ISBN 978-90-04-04926-0.
- Hayden J. Bellenoit (2017). The Formation of the Colonial State in India: Scribes, Paper and Taxes, 1760–1860. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-134-49429-3.
- Sinha, Gopal Sharan; Sinha, Ramesh Chandra (1967). "Exploration in Caste Stereotypes". Social Forces. 46 (1): 42–47. doi:10.2307/2575319. ISSN 0037-7732. JSTOR 2575319.
The Kayastha were not included in the original four divisions of Hindu society, viz.,Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudra, but they claim to be one of the most important functionary and ancient castes of Hindu society. Traditions and occupations associated with the Kayastha partly support this contention....The Kayasthas' strong belief in the story of the causation of Shri Chitragupta Maharaj and mythical roles assigned to Him at least corroborate the above contention
- Davidson, Ronald M. (2005). Tibetan renaissance : Tantric Buddhism in the Rebirth of Tibetan culture. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 178–180. ISBN 978-0-231-50889-6. OCLC 808346313.
This North Indian branch regards itself as really a fifth varna, different from the creator Brahma's mouth (Brahmans), his arms (Kshatriyas), his thighs (Vaishyas) or his feet (Sudras), North Indian Kayasthas maintain that they were formed from the body of the creator and therefore are grounded (stha) in Brahma's body (kaya)
- Leonard, Karen (2006). Wolpert, Stanley (ed.). Encyclopedia of India. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 22. ISBN 0-684-31349-9. OCLC 60856154.
The most common Kayastha myth of origin avoided this problem of varna classification by cleverly postulating the creation of a fifth varna, the Kayasthas, to keep records concerning the other four. Brahma, they say, after creating the four varnas, created the first Kayastha, pen and inkpot in hand.
- Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (2003). Kayasthas in making of modern Bihar. Impression Publication. p. 13.
Banaras plate of Govinchandra refers to Vastavya Kayastha.
- Gupta, Chitrarekha (1996). The Kāyasthas: a study in the formation and early history of a caste. K.P. Bagchi & Co. p. 117. ISBN 9788170741565.
This love and respect for knowledge were nothing special with the line of Jajuka. Rather, these were general features of the characters of the Sri-Vastavyas
- SHAH, K.K. (1993). "Self Legitimation and Social Primacy: A Case Study of Some Kayastha Inscriptions From Central India". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 54: 860–861. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44143088.
Vastavya, therefore, will have to be taken as a sub-caste a few members of which rose to very high positions in the administrative hierarchy of the Chandella kingdom. Two families from this branch of the Kayasthas have left three inscriptions for us containing an account of the mythical origin as also genealogical tree in order to establish their high Brahminic credentials...It is also noteworthy that both Jajuka and Maheshvara have remarkable military achievements to their credit which could put them on par with the Kshatriyas.
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Members of Vastavya community rose to very high positions. They enjoyed the feudatory status of Thakkura under the Gahadavala Kings under Govindachandra and Jayachandra, and the Chandela King Bhojavarman...It is possible that because of their services, the king raised them to a higher status...His brothers, Jaundhara and Maladhara were valiant warriors...The history of these two families show that the Vastavyas could become valiant soldiers.
- Mazumdar, Bhakat Prasad (1960). Socio-economic History of Northern India: (1030–1194 A.D.). Mukhopadhyay. p. 100.
Three inscriptions written by these Vastavya Kayasthas for the Gahadavala kings Govindachandra and Jayachandra and also the Sahet Mahet inscription dated 1276 VS/1219–29 A.D....Nana's ancestors were inhabitants of Kausamyapura or Kosam in the Allahabad district originally.
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Banaras plate of Govinchandra refers to Vastavya Kayastha.
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It also contains a statue of Vastavya-Kayastha Thakkura Sri-Ranapala (in a soldier's outfit) who appears to have built...
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The word श्री is often used as an honorific prefix to the names of deities and eminent persons; श्रीकृष्णः, श्रीरामः, श्रिवाल्मीकिः, श्रीजयदेवः; also celebrated works, generally of a sacred character; श्रीभागवत, श्रीरामायण)&c.; it is also used as an auspicious sign at the commencement of letters, manuscripts &c
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