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The king gratefully accepted the offer so he gave the Brahmin his royal presents and rewards. The Brahmin taught the four stupid princes with five (Sanskrit: pancha) stories that are divided based on their knowledge (Sanskrit:tantra) and supplemented with animal fables. The titles of the five stories are: Matrapanam (in Sanskrit: Mitrabheda).
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Viswa Brahmin Diwas is a Hindu celebration to commemorate the pride of Brahmin communities in the Hindu tradition. The translation of Viswa Brahmin Diwas is World Brahmin Day . It is celebrated on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Indian philosopher cum diplomats Acharya Chanakya .
The Maratha-era kaifiyats (bureaucratic records) of Deccan, which give an account of the society in the southern Maratha country, mention the following Brahmin communities as Pancha-Gaudas [5] Kanoji Brahmins
Bhawal Estate of Bengal - ruled by Choudhary lineage - (Shrotriya Brahmin) Bhor State, a 9 gun salute princely state ruled by Deshasthas Brahmins; Chaube Jagirs were a group of five feudatory princely states of central India during the period of the British Raj, which were ruled by different branches of Brahmin families.
Brahmin (/ ˈ b r ɑː m ɪ n /; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण, romanized: brāhmaṇa) is a varna within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the Kshatriya , Vaishya , and Shudra .
[3] [4] The Manusmriti regards the murder of a Brahmin to be the greatest of sins, and the highest of the mahapatakas (mortal sins). [5] Brahmahatya is also personified as a hideous woman in Hindu texts such as the Puranas. Described to possess red hair and wear blue robes, she is stated to laugh boisterously, chasing the murderers of Brahmins. [6]