Talk:Kanyakubja Brahmin

The Kanyakubja Brahmins

There are two versions of the Kanyakubja story that I have heard. We can put up either one or both: 1. When Rama returned to Ayodhya after the slaying of Ravana, who was a Brahmin himself, he had to perform yagnas to seek forgiveness for killing a Brahmin (Brahm-hatya). Upon the performance of the yagnas, the Brahmins who refused to grant forgiveness have been known as Kanyakubja Brahmins (and were supposedly known for their hot tempers).

2. More recently, the Brahmins running away from Moghul persecution who crossed the Saryu (Sutlej?) river came to be known as Saryupaari Brahmins and most others came to be known as Kanyakubja.

3. kanyakubj brahmins most probably descent from sage parshuram and bhardwaj.kanyakubj brahmins are also known as kannaujia brahmins.kannauj is that land who is protected by kanyakubj brahmins.kanyakubj brahmins also have a descented from pushyamitra shung,who was kanyakubj brahmins of bhardwaj gotra.

Kanyakubja Brahmins , Meat Eating Among

I have come across this quotation on meat eating among Kanyakubja Brahmins:

"While abstinence from animal food is considered elevating, its use is hardly degrading in view of the fact that the highest Brahmans, the Kanaujias, have no scruples in that direction. Their menu of course, is restricted chiefly to herbivorous animals, such as goat, sheep, deer, fish and a few birds like green pigeons &c. and these are considered to be suitable for consumption by the lower castes, without entailing any degradation. The consumption of other animals is considered somewhat degrading. These are ducks, fowls, pigs and beef, together with lizards, crocodiles and other edible carnivorous animals. In the Maratha country ducks and fowl are not looked upon as impure... In the northern districts the fowl is looked on with abhorrence and its mere touch sometimes entails the need for purification by a bath... [fish are called] 'Jal Semi' or water bean and is devoured by those orthodox Brahmans who would abjure even goat's flesh..." Man in India, March-June 1925, "Some notes about marriage, food, drink, and occupations of caste affecting social status in the central provinces", 64.

Will somebody either confirm or deny it? Ancient Infant (talk) 14:31, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Kanyakubj Brahmins

kanyakubj brahmins have a descented from sage parshuram and pushyamitra shung.god parshuram's grand father maharshi was belong to kannauj and pushyamitra shung was belong to vidisa.in ancient time ,mahodaya was called kanyakubj.mahodaya was spread to the border of malwa.kanyakubj brahmins of ravangram of vidisa district in madhyapradesh is famous to all over india due to their ravan bhakti.