The following is excerpts of the interview
with well known sri vaishnava religious cult -"Ramanujapeetam"
spokes person in context with andhra kshatriyas especially kosuru
kshatriyas.
what
is meant by kshatriya? is it a varna / caste or profession ?
Nowadays,There is confusion between Varna, Jati and Caste. While the term varna
refers to the four broad different classes in society, the term jati refers to
the different specific endogamous sections of the Hindu Society which are known
as castes.
Varna
means " TRAITS" the human beings express inherently and
it actually represents the distinct qualities (guna) that the four
functional classes possess in their hearts and minds. The four different
qualities of human beings: satvic,rajasic, commercial and tamasic
attitudes.
We
know that the caste is decided by birth in our country.
initially
only four "VARNAS" were present named as -brahmin ,kshatriya,
vaishya and sudra .
in
turn the sudra varnna were categorised as different castes depending on their
daily profession or vocation . so ,the kshatriyas of INDIA belonged to
KSHATRIYA VARNA.
What
are the main branches of KSHATRIYA VARNA.
The
major branches of Kshatriya varna are Suryavanshi (solar line), claiming direct descent
from Ramachandra and descent from Surya, Chandravanshi (lunar line), claiming descent
from Chandra, Agnivanshi, claiming descent from Agni, and
the Nagavanshi, claiming
descent from the Nāgas.
Actually
the descend ency is based on whom they are worshiping, some
times the symbols of those deities adorned on their respective flags.
How
the kshatriyas formed and established themselves as kings or rulers of
the kingdoms in our country ?
Persons
who have taken initiation in leadership of the group of people or
habitats or regions developed in and as kings. The descendents of those
kings are called as kshatriyas , the ruling class. Thus leaders and their
heirs who have ruled the people evolved gradually as kshatriya varna. .
At
present, Kshatriya regiments make up a large portion of the Indian Armed forces
. Martial Races made up more than 10% of the population of British India as per
1891 census.. This percentage might have decreased over the years.
why
there are differences in kshatriyas in andhrapradesh?
Andhra
kshatriyas established themselves in almost entire seemandhra and
hyderabad region of A.P.
Brahmins
divided as niyogi and vaidika basing on their role in the society.
But
andhra kshatriyas loosing their role as rulers in our democratic governence,
are remained as multi professional class- agro,business,enterpreneurship,etc...
. so they have no professional division.
రాచరికాలు పోయినాక వారికి ఏం చేయాలో
అర్ధంకాని స్థితిలో , ఎవరికేది అనువుగా వుందో ఆ పనిని చేస్తూ వర్ణ సంభంధమైన వ్రుత్తి ని , తరతరాల సంస్కృతిని పూర్తిగా మరచి రాజులంద రూ ఒక విధంగా నిస్తెజులయ్యారు .
only
regional feelings and affluency played as the divising factor in andhra
kshatriyas. The naked truth is that only money and power are acting as
discriminating factors.
some authors with out any valid
authentication ,published their own research and concluded that andhra
kshatriyas have only 115 surnames ,which is absolutely half truth and
deficit of proper information.
Number
of surnames were forgotten to include in the list of andhra kshatriyas. (
readers and authors please note ).
what
are those house or surnames not included ?
chinda
,chinnamraju,dalapati, jagatap, mahali, borakat ,butte ,saandra ,gundrati.
People with these surnames are surya vamsa kshatriyas and belonged to
forward caste category and are residing in kosuru in divi taluk, movva
mandal of KRISHNA dt. Like all andhra kshatriyas ,the kosuru kshatriyas
migrated from north india along the river krishna and settled in krishna
coastal region.
we
can find few more surnames if the govt or any social organization do some
research.
some
kshatriyas are enrolled as backward caste (BC-D )category. how can it be
possible for kshatriyas once ruling class enrolled under BC-D?
In our country the
reservation system directing the communities with minority population and
economical backwardness enrolling themselves under BC category. Being
categorised under BC category doesn't mean that they are not kshatriyas. For
that matter ,kshatriyas of tamilnadu, karnataka (varnata) and some regions of
north india are enrolled under BC category. there are also few
kshatriyas in rayalaseema region under BC category.
How
the andhra kshatriyas evolved ?
Vayu
Purana, Buddhist and Jain literatures mention about migration of Ikshvakus
Kshatriyas to southern India.
"Raju's
traditional accounts claim descent from Ikshvaku,
Vishnukundina, Chalukya, Paricchedi and Kota Vamsa.
2000
స. పూర్వం , చాలా మంది క్షత్రియులు ఉత్తర భారతదేశం నుండి దక్కన్ పీట భూమి ప్రాంతాలైన పూర్వపు హైదరాబాద్ రాష్ట్రం ,గుల్బర్గా , అక్కడనుండి కృష్ణా గోదావరి నదీ తీర ప్రాంతాలకు వలస
వచ్చి రాజ్యాలు స్థాపించి తూర్పు చాలుక్యులుగా ,పరిచేడి మరియు కోట వంశ క్షత్రియులుగా ఖ్యాతి పొందారు .
కోసూరు రాజులు ఇక్ష్వాకు , పరిచేది , రాజేంద్ర చోళ వంశ క్షత్రియులు .
వీరు సూర్యారాధన , శ్రీరామ చంద్ర ఆరాధన , తులసి వృక్ష ప్రవర్ధనం , దేవాలయ ఉద్దరణ మొదలగు వైష్ణవ మత నియమాలు పాటిస్తారు .
యుద్ద విద్యలైన ఖడ్గ చాలనం , కర్ర సాము తదితర విద్యలు ఇప్పుడు పెద్దగా
లేవు . కానీ 50 ఏళ్ళ క్రితం వరకు మగవారు అం దరూ విధిగా నేర్చుకొనే వారు .
Basically
the kshatriyas migrated to south india from north india before christ and some
people after christ. They came from different regions of north india like,
madhya pradesh, rajasthan ,uttarpradesh and maharashtra. Before 14th century
A.D , andhra kshatriyas have no surnames or house names but identified
endogamously by the gotra names only. According to some manuscripts available
in tanjore saraswati libriory ,Andhra kshatriyas have only 5 gotras named
as- vashista , koundinya ,
dhananjaya , kasyapa and bharadwaaja. So
,basing on these 5 gotras, andhra kshatriyas identified themselves and
maintaining the relationship between these 5 gotras only.
The
Rajus of Karnataka and the neighbouring rayalaseema also have three
additional gotras:
Pasupati
, Vishwamitra , Atreya.
some
of the kshatriyas settled in ongole,nellore having gotra like "kasi' which
is twisted form of kashyapa gotra.
Each
Gotra is again sub-divided into hundreds of endogamous sects based on surnames
that are named after villages of origin, a famous member of the clan,
personality etc.
Rajus
of Andhra are designated as forward caste . Despite sizeable population of
Rajus being economically backward, Andhra Kshatriya Rajus never asked for
Reservation.
Where
is kosuru?
in divi taluk, movva
mandal of KRISHNA dt.
{Krishna
Delta (Longitude: 80degree24' - 81degree13'E, Latitude: 15degree42' -16
degree35'N) is formed by the holy river Krishna, close to the Bay of Bengal in
the east coast of India. kosuru Coordinates: 16°12'24"N 80°58'8"E}
Are
the kshatriyas of kosuru having relationship with godavari kshatriyas?
yes.
What
is the surname having more number of kshatriya population in kosuru?
CHINDA.
What
is the gotra of people with surname "chinda" ?
koundinya.
what
is the rushi pravara of people with surname "chinda"
?
"Srimadvashista
maitravarana koundinyasa trayee rushi"
శ్రీమద్ వసిష్ట మైత్రావరుణ కౌండిన్య త్రయీ
ఋషీయ
what
is the raja pravara of people with
surname "chinda" ?
ikshvaaka
sibi muchikumda aadityachola varnaata raajendrachola maharaaja vamsam.
ఇక్ష్వాకు శిబి ముచికుంద ఆదిత్యచోళ వర్నాట రాజెంద్రచోళ మహారాజ వంశం
what
is the guhya sutra of people with
surname "chinda" ?
aapasthambha.( ఆపస్తంభ )
what
is the pramaanik veda of people with
surname "chinda" ?
krishna yajurvedam.
who
is the "kulaguruvu (religious teacher/ preacher )" and
which "peetam (school )" directing the religious customs of kosuru
kshatriyas?
Late
narasimhacharyulu and Ramanuja
peetam of srivaishnava cult.
"చిందా " అనే పేరుతొ ఉన్న క్షత్రియుల ప్రవర ఈ విధం గా ఉంటుంది ' అని గురు వాక్యం .
శ్రీమద్ వసిష్ట మైత్రావరుణ కౌండిన్య త్రయీ ఋషీయ
ఇక్ష్వాకు శిబి ముచికుంద ఆదిత్యచోళ వర్నాట రాజెంద్రచోళ మహారాజ వంశం
కృష్ణ యజుర్వేద వేద ప్రమాణ , ఆపస్తంభ గుహ్య సూత్ర పాలక ,
గాయత్రీమంత్ర నిష్టా గరిష్ట , తుల్జా భవానీ మహా దేవ సూర్యాది శ్రీ రామ పూజిత
శ్రీ వైష్ణవ సాంప్రదాయ సూర్య వంశం .
శుభం భూయాత్ .
స్వస్తి .
