Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Dear Freinds In the Siva Purana Vidyesvara Samhita Translated by Shastri 1973 there is a mention starting in the verse 5 Siva Said O Mahesani formerly I had been performing penance for thousands of divine years. Although I had controlled it rigorously my mind was in flutter. Out of sport I being self possessed just opened my eyes O Goddess from a desire of helping the world. Drops of tears fell from my beautiful half closed eyes. From those tear drops there cropped up the Rudraksha plants They became immobile. In order to belss the devotees they were given to the four Varnas devoted to the worship of Visnu Rudraksa Grown in Gauda land became great favourites of Siva. They were grown in Mathura, Lanka, Ayodhya, Malaya, Sahya mountain, Kasi and other places. They are competent to brewad asunder the clustered sins unberarable to the other as the sacred texts have declared Does anyone know the meaning of Gauda Land and where Gauda land is located because this was mentioned first Thanks and Take Care DharmaDev Arya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Barpeta has been a place of great religious importance. Known by various names like Tatikuchi, Porabhita, Mathura, Vrindavan, Choukhutisthan, Nabaratna-Sabha, Icchakuchi,Pushpak Vimana, Kampur and Barpeta. It was Koch King Naranarayan who founded Barnagar (Sorbhog) The present District formed an integral part of the Koch- Hajo and the Ahom Kingdom till British Administration took over. >From the ancient period Barpeta witnessed the rule of the Varmans (380-654) the Salasthamas (655-985) the Palas (985-1260) the Kamatas (1260-1509)& the Koches from 1509. During the Kamata & Koch rule major historical development took place. During this period large number of local feudatory-chiefs who are primarily land lords called 'Bhuyans' ruled the region. Number of villages constituted a 'Chakla' placed under a Bhuyan was patronised by the Kamatas. These Bhuyans arrived from eastern part of India like Kanauj, Gauda and Bengal who in passage of time became general Assamese caste and accepted the Vaishnava faith under influence of Shrimanta Sankardeva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 The Northen Saraswat As the powerful Kshatriya kingdoms rose, a few Saraswats migrated to Indraprastha, Mathura, and Prayag, Kashi and other places. But as Kshatriyas fell with the rise of Buddhism, a few Saraswats migrated to Rajputana and Sind married local girls and formed separate communities. They then went to Gadipur or Kannauj and on to the Gangetic valley, or the Gauda, and were known as the Gauda and then to Mithila and were called Maithila, and thence to Utkal or Orissa, where they called themselves Utkal Gauda Brahman. In Punjab they called themselves as Punjabi Saraswat Brahmin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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