Vedic Origin
The Kayastha trace their genealogy from Adi Purush Shri Chitraguptaji
Maharaj. It is said that after Lord Brahma had created the four Varnas
(Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras), Yama snonym Dharamraj requested
Lord Brahma to help him record the deeds, good and evil, of men, and administer
justice.
Lord Brahma went into meditation for 11000 years and when he opened his eyes
he saw a man holding pen and ink-pot in his hands and a sword girdled to his
waist. Lord Brahma spoke; "Thou hast been created from my body (Kaya), therefore
shall thy progeny be known as the Kayasthas. Thou hast been conceived in my mind
(Chitra) and in secrecy (gupta), thy name shall also be Chitragupta". Brahma
then enjoined him to dispense justice and punish those who violated the dharma.
Thus, the Kayasthas were accorded a dual caste, Brahmin/Kshatriya,.
कायस्थों का स्त्रोत श्री चित्रगुप्तजी महाराज को माना जाता है । कहा जाता है कि
ब्रह्माजी ने चार वर्णो को बनाया ( ब्राह्मण , क्षत्रीय , वैश्य , शूद्र ) तब यम जी
ने उनसे मानवों का विव्रण रखने मे सहायता मांगी।
श्री चित्रगुप्त जी को महाशक्तिमान क्षत्रीय के नाम से सम्बोधित किया गया है ।
इनकी दो शादिया हुई, पहली पत्नी सूर्यदक्षिणा/नंदनी जो ब्राह्मण कन्या थी, इनसे 4
पुत्र हुए जो भानू, विभानू, विश्वभानू और वीर्यभानू कहलाए। दूसरी पत्नी
एरावती/शोभावति नागवन्शी क्षत्रिय कन्या थी, इनसे 8 पुत्र हुए जो चारु, चितचारु,
मतिभान, सुचारु, चारुण, हिमवान, चित्र, और अतिन्द्रिय कहलाए।
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