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Vishweshwara Pandit (IAST: Viśveśvara Paṇḍita) (b. 1600 – d. 1685), popularly known as Gaga Bhatt (from Gāgābhaṭṭa), was a 17th-century Brahmin scholar from Varanasi, best known for presiding over the pan-Indian Brahminical committees convened by Shivaji to adjudicate the caste status of the Syenavi Gaud Saraswat Brahmins, who claimed Brahmin rank, and the Chandraseniya Kayastha ...
By 1670s, Shivaji had acquired extensive territory and wealth from his campaigns. [5] [11] But, lacking a formal crown, he had no operational legitimacy to rule his de facto domain and technically, remained subject to his Mughal (or Deccan Sultanate) overlords; in the hierarchy of power, Shivaji's position remained similar to fellow Maratha chieftains.
Shivaji was not a Rajput and the sole purpose of the lineage was to guarantee Shivaji's consecration as a Kshatriya, in a tactic that had clear parallels to Rajputisation. [ 17 ] [ h ] Jadunath Sarkar deemed that the genealogy was cleverly fabricated by Balaji Awji and after some reluctance accepted by Gaga Bhatt, who in turn was "rewarded with ...
Shivaji hired Gaga Bhatt, a Brahmin scholar from Kashi, to trace his ancestry back to the Sisodias. [16] [17] Historians such as Surendra Nath Sen and V. K. Rajwade reject the Sisodia origin by citing the temple inscription of Math, dated to 1397 A.D and holds the view that the genealogy was forged by Shivaji's men. [18]
Gaga Bhatt officiated, pouring water from a gold vessel filled with the waters of the seven sacred rivers—Yamuna, Indus, Ganges, Godavari, Narmada, Krishna, and Kaveri—over Shivaji's head, and chanted the Vedic coronation mantras. After the ablution, Shivaji bowed before his mother, Jijabai, and touched her feet.
Later in the 17th century, Shivaji (1630-1680) had asked Gaga Bhatt, a Benares based Deshastha Brahmin pandit, to resolve the issue regarding the Shenavis' ritual status when they met before his coronation. Fifteen pandits in Benares proclaimed that the Shenavis were Brahmins.
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Gaga Bhatt - a 17th century scholar presiding over the coronation of Shivaji. Divākara Bhațț(his father), Kamalakara Bhatt(his uncle) and Narayan Bhatt, his grandfather were also scholars of repute. [97] [98] [99] Neelakantha Chaturdhara, a 17th Century Sanskrit scholar known for his commentary on the Mahabharata called Bhāratabhāvadīpa ...