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Yajurvedi is an Indian surname used by Yajurvedi Brahmins, meaning versed in Yajurveda. [1] It is one of the two major sub-sects among Deshastha Brahmins. [2]
Deshastha Brahmin is a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and North Karnataka. [5] Other than these states, according to authors K. S. Singh, Gregory Naik and Pran Nath Chopra, Deshastha Brahmins are also concentrated in the states of Telangana [6] [1] (which was earlier part of Hyderabad State and Berar Division), Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh (Which was ...
Deshastha Brahmin surnames are derived by adding the suffix kar or e to the village from which the family originally hailed. [1] For example, Akhegaonkar came from the village Akhegaon, Bidkar came from the town of Bid, Jugade came from the village Jugad, Yadwadkar came from Yadwad Nagpurkar comes from the city Nagpur, Virkar came from the village Vira or Veer, [2] the Marathi poet V. V ...
Rigvedi (also called Rugvedi) is an Indian surname used by Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community, meaning versed in Rigveda. [1] [2] It is one of the two major sub-sects among Deshastha Brahmins. [3] [4] [5] Similarly there are Yajurvedi (one who knows Yajurveda). [6]
In 19th century, out of 305 high level administrative officials 174 were from Deshastha Brahmin community, while 83 were drawn from other Brahmin groups in South India. [ 49 ] T. Madhava Rao (1829–1891) - Diwan of Travancore , 1857–1872; Diwan of Indore , 1873–1875; Diwan of Baroda , 1875 – 1882.
The Yajurveda (Sanskrit: यजुर्वेद, IAST: yajurveda, from यजुस्, "worship", [3] and वेद, "knowledge") is the Veda primarily of prose mantras for worship rituals. [4]
Yogabhyanand Shri Madhavnath Maharaj was born on Shak 1779 Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, i.e. Thursday 26 March 1857 in Deshastha Yajurvedi Brahmin family of Shrimati Mathurabai and Shri Malhardada Ratnaparkhi in Paangari, a village in Sinnar Taluka, District Nashik. [1]
Shridhara was born to a Kulkarni belonging to Deshastha Yajurvedi Brahmin (DYB) family in 1658 CE in Nazare a village in Solapur district, Maharashtra state. His father Brahmananda Kadke, was also his guru with some literary works such as Atma Prakash in 1681, a vedanta. It is in the form of Ovi poetry and is divided in 14 chapters