Saryupareen Brahmin

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2011}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
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|popplace=[[Uttar Pradesh]] • [[Madhya Pradesh]] • [[West Bengal]] • [[Bihar]] • [[Jharkhand]] • [[Maharashtra]] • [[Delhi]]<br>[[Fiji]] • [[Mauritius]] • [[Suriname]] • [[Trinidad and Tobago]] • [[Guyana]]
|langs=First languages – [[Hindi language|Hindi]] •[[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] • [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] <br>Second languages – [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] • [[Maithili language|Maithili]]<br>[[Fijian Hindi]] • [[Mauritian Bhojpuri]] • [[Caribbean Hindustani]] • English
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[[Kanyakubja Brahmins]] • [[Jujhautiya Brahmin]] • [[Sanadhya Brahmin]]
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'''Saryupareen Brahmins''', also known as Sarvarya Brahmins, Sarjupar Brahmins or Saryupariya Brahmins, are [[North India]]n [[Brahmin]]s residing on the eastern plain of the [[Sarayu]] near [[Ayodhya]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book
| first = Swami Sahajanand
| last = Saraswati
| author-link = Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
| title = Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Rachnawali in Six volumes (in Volume 1)
| publisher = Prakashan Sansthan
| location = Delhi
| year = 2003
| isbn = 81-7714-097-3
| pages = 519 (at p 68–69) (Volume 1)
}}</ref> Saryupareen families, were involved solely in the research and analysis of [[Vedas]] and other religious texts, performing [[yajna]]s and other religious practices. These families perform "[[puja (Hinduism)|pujas]]" for benefactors and take "dakshinas" ([[donation]]s) for Those prayers. Hence, they were considered to be solely devoted to the quest of learning about the Vedas and spreading knowledge rather than benefiting in any way through benefactors.<ref name=":0" /> Along with the other [[Pancha-Gauda]] Brahmin communities, the Saryupareen traditionally preserve the customs and traditions as prescribed by ancient Hindu canons.

The Saryupareen generally dwell in the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] with a significant amount of them concentrated in the eastern region of Uttar Pradesh known as [[Purvanchal]]. There are also minority Saryupareen communities in [[Mauritius]], where [[Bhojpuri]] is a commonly spoken language and the [[Caribbean]].<ref name=":0" /> British indologist M.A. Sherring found Bhumihar Brahmins of Varanasi most similar to the Saryupareen Brahmin.<ref>https://indianculture.gov.in/rarebooks/hindu-tribes-and-castes-represented-benares</ref>

== Classification ==

=== Main groups ===

Saryupareen Brahmins are divided into three categories- Paitiha, also known as Pankti Paavan (meaning those who sat in a row); Jatiha, (also known as Jaati kula or 13 , and Tutiha (also known as Truti kula).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=The Caste System (Brahmin and Kshatriya) – Religion 100Q: Hinduism Project|url=https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/rel100hinduism/2015/11/25/the-caste-system-brahmin-and-kshatriya/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>

=== Other gotras ===
The Krishanatraya, Ghritakausika, and Margeya gotras are called the mishrit (combined) gotra.

Up to 261 gotras are mentioned in some sources.<ref>Vansavali compiled by Ahitagni Shri Yamuna Prasad Ram Tripathi Chaturmasyaji</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chaturvedi]]
* [[Rai (Indian)]]
* [[Upadhyay]]
*[[Tripathi]]
* [[Parashar]]
*[[Tiwari]]
*[[ Shukla]]

==References==
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Social groups of Bihar]]

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