Pancha-Gauda
Pancha Gauda is one of the five major groupings of Brahmins in Hinduism, of which the other was Pancha-Dravida.
In Rajatarangini
According to Kalhana's Rajatarangini (c. 12th century CE) and Skanda Purana, the Pancha Gauda group includes the following five Brahmin communities residing to the north of the Vindhyas:[1][2][3]
In the kaifiyats
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[4]
According to the kaifiyats, the Pancha Gaudas could be either Smarta, Vaishnavas or Bhagavats.[4]
References
- ^ James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. Rosen. p. 491. ISBN 9780823931804.
- ^ D. Shyam Babu and Ravindra S. Khare, ed. (2011). Caste in Life: Experiencing Inequalities. Pearson Education India. p. 168. ISBN 9788131754399.
- ^ Shree Scanda Puran (Sayadri Khandha) -Ed. Dr. Jarson D. Kunha, Marathi version Ed. By Gajanan shastri Gaytonde, published by Shree Katyani Publication, Mumbai
- ^ a b Krishnaji Nageshrao Chitnis (1994). Glimpses of Maratha Socio-economic History. Atlantic. p. 95-96. ISBN 978-81-7156-347-0.
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