Английская Википедия:Agrasen
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox royalty Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, a city of traders. He is one of the descendants of the Hindu deity, Shri Ramchandra's elder son, Kusha. He is credited with the establishment of a kingdom of traders in North India named Agroha, and is known for his compassion in refusing to slaughter animals in yajnas. Goddess Mahalakshmi was the Kul Devi (prime goddess) of the Kshatriya king and she also gave her word of bestowing prosperity there for him and his descendants.
The Government of India issued a postage stamp in honour of Agrasen in 1976.[1][2]
Origin of the legend
The Agrasen legend can be traced to Agarwalon ki Utpatti ("Origin of the Agarawals and Agrahari"), an 1871 essay written by Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-1885), a noted Agrawal author and poet. He claimed to have compiled the legend from "tradition" and "ancient writings", especially a text called Sri Mahalakshmi Vrat Ki Katha. He stated that Sri Mahalakshmi Vrat Ki Katha was contained in the Bhavishya Purana, which exists in several recensions. However, independent researchers have been unable to find the legend in any version of Bhavishya Purana.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1976, the Agrawal historian Satyaketu Vidyalankar published a copy of the Mahalakshmi Vrat Ki Katha in his Agrwal Jati Ka Prachin Itihas ("Ancient History of the Agrawal caste"). He stated that he had found this copy in the personal library of Bharatendu Harishchandra. However, the text does not contain any clue about its origin.Шаблон:Sfn
Aggarwal gotras
According to Bharatendu Harishchandra's narrative, the Agrawals are divided into seventeen and a half gotras (exogamous clans), which came into being from seventeen and a half sacrifices performed by Agrasen. The last sacrifice is considered "half" because it was abandoned after Agrasen expressed remorse for the violent animal sacrifices. Bharatendu also mentions that Agrasen had 17 queens and a junior queen, but does not mention any connection between these queens and the formation of the gotras. Neither does he explain how sacrifices led to the formation of the gotras.Шаблон:Sfn
Historically, there has been no unanimity regarding number and names of these seventeen and a half gotras, and there are regional differences between the list of gotras. In 1983, The Akhil Bhartiya Agrawal Sammelan, a major organization of Agrawals, created a standardized list of gotras by vote, but this list has been controversial.Шаблон:Sfn Because the classification of any particular gotra as "half" is considered insulting, the Sammelan provides a list of following 18 gotras:Шаблон:Sfn
| Gotra | Original Gotra | Lord | Sage (Rishi) | Veda | Branch | Sutra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airan/Aeron | Aurva | Indramal | Atri/Aaurva | Yajurveda | Madhyadini/Madhuri | Kaatyayni |
| Bansal | Vatsya | Virbhan | Vashishth/Vatsa | Samaveda | Kouthmi/Kauttham | Gobhil |
| Bindal or Vindal | Vashishth | Vrinddev | Yavasya or Vashishtha | Yajurveda | Madhuri | Kaatyayni |
| Bhandal | Dhoumya | Vasudev | Bhardwaj | Yajurveda | Madhyadini or Madhuri | Kaatyayni |
| Dharan or Deran | Dhanyas | Dhavandev | Bhekaar or Ghaumya | Yajurveda | Madhuri | Kaatyayni |
| Garg or Gargeya | Gargasya | Pushpadev | Gargacharya or Garg | Yajurveda | Madhuri | Kaatyayni |
| Goyal, Goel or Goenka | Gomil | Gendumal | Gautam or Gobhil | Yajurveda | Madhuri | Kaatyayni |
| Goyan, Gangal | Gautam | Godhar | Purohit or Gautam | Yajurveda | Madhyadini or Madhuri | Kaatyayni |
| Jindal | Jaimini | Jaitrasangh | Bruhaspati or Jaimini | Yajurveda | Madhyadini or Madhuri | Kaatyayni |
| Kansal | Kaushik | Manipal | Kaushik | Yajurveda | Madhyadini or Madhuri | Kaatyayni |
| Kuchhal, Kuchchal | Kashyap | Karanchand | Kush or Kashyap | Samaveda | Kosami or Kauttham | Komaal |
| Madhukul/ Mudgal | Mudgal | Madhavsen | Aashvalayan/Mudgal | Rigveda/Yajurveda | Saalaya/Sakalya | Aslayin |
| Mangal | Maandav | Amritsen | Mudragal/Mandavya | Rigveda/Yajurveda | Sakalya | Asusai |
| Mittal | Maitreya | Mantrapati | Vishwamitra/Maitreya | Yajurveda | Madhyadini/Madhuri | Kaatyayni |
| Nangal/Nagal | Nagendra | Narsev | Kaudalya/Nagendra | Samaveda | Kouthmi/Kauttham | Aslayin |
| Singhal/Singla | Shandalya | Sindhupati | Shringi/Shandilya | Samaveda | Koyumi/Kauttham | Gobhil |
| Tayal | Taitireya | Tarachand | Saakal/Taitireya | Yajurveda/Kri | Madhyadini/Aausthambh | Kaatyayni |
| Tingal/Tunghal | Taandav | Tambolkarna | Shandilya/Tandya | Yajurveda | Madhyadini/Madhuri | Kaatyayn |
The existence of all the gotras mentioned in the list is controversial, and the list does not include several existing clans such as Kotrivala, Pasari, Mudgal, Tibreval, and Singhla.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Qn
See also
References
Bibliography
External links
- Maharaja Agrasen at agrasen.com
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ Mittal, J.P. (2006), History of Ancient India (4250 BC to 637 AD) page 675, Шаблон:ISBN (This author considers King Agrasen an actual historical figure)
- ↑ https://aggarwalsamaj.co.in/page/cast/
