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Oct 7, 2021 • 12 tweets • 7 min read • Read on X

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~Kayasthas and the cult of Sun worship ~

In Bhinmal Stone inscription of Udaysimhadeva VS 1306, we find reference to two sons of Thakkura Udaysimha of Mathur subcaste.The two brothers donated to treasure of Jagatswamin, Surya Divinity of Bhinmal.
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The same diety has been referred to as Kuldevta of Narapati ,kayastha minister of Hammira of Ranthambore in inscriptions of Hammira era.

Mathurs like other major subcastes of kayasthas trace their descent from Lord Chitragupta.

Vishnudharmottara purana describes Lord Chitragupta dressed in Udichyavesa on right side of Yama.This iconography resembles companion of Surya, Pingala.Udichyavesa is associated with form of Surya worship introduced by Iranian Magis.

The imagery of Udichyavesa was inspired by Iranian diety Mithra.Interestingly in Skanda purana, Citra is said to be son of a pious Kayastha called Mitra .In that very texts he is said to be one of 14 Yamas too.

The SambaPurana mentions Chitragupta as Jandakara once attended to Sun God.HC Hazra points out that the name Jandakar is of Avestan origin.

Iranian Magis are said to be ancestors of Sakadvipi Brahmins.Suryadhwaja kayasthas ,an important subcaste of kayasthas were definitely Sakadvipi Brahmins.This is corroborated by an inscription from 8th century.

The Hund insciption of 8th Century AD was composed by Suryadwija kayastha Sri Bhogika.Scholarly opinion is that he was a Sakadvipi Brahmin. This indicates that Suryadhwaja kayasthas emerged out of Sakadvipi Brahmins.

Theres certainly a lot of overlap between iconography of Lord Surya and Lord Chitragupta. Lord Chitragupta if we go by the legend of Chitraaditya in a way was definitely an intellectual progeny of Lord Surya .

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🧵 ~Kayastha ladies as religious donors in epigraphs~

Kayastha women from aristocratic families enjoyed economic freedom. As a result, they have featured prominently as religious donors throughout history. We shall document some interesting examples here.

1. A Srivastava lady named Devalla Devi who was the daughter of Thakur Devadhara Srivastava, and the wife of Suhada Deva Srivastava who was the keeper of the Ajaigarh fort and also the minister and treasurer of Bhojavarman Chandela in the 13th century, caused to be made a large number of sculptures at the Ajayagarh fort, including Surabhi, Shiva, Gauri, Nandi, Ashtashalkti. 1/n

The sculpture of the female worshipper here has been identified as that of Devalladevi Srivastava. She is also the co-donor of several other sculptures with her husband Suhada Deva. 2/n

In another panel of Devi images from Kilkila falls in Panna, Devalladevi is mentioned as the donor along with her husband. The entire panel is now unfortunately coated with a thick layer of plastic paint. 3/n

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Feb 11, 2022

It seems that Kāyastha had almost a monopoly of sort over office of Sāndhivigrahin i.e. Minister of War and Peace.
The Dasapalla grant of Devānanda II (11 century AD) records gifting of village to Kāyastha Yaśodatta who was a Sāndhivigrahika and is said to be a śāstropādhyāya.

Charter of Narasapalm plates of Vajrahasta (1055 AD) which records grant of land to Vajrahasta III relative were written by Kāyastha Dhavala,a Sandhivigrahin.

Another plate of King Vajrahasta III which records grant of village to a vaisya were written by Dāmodara who introduces himself as son of Māvura,Sandhivigrahin and mahā Kāyastha.

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Mathur Kayasthas
-Footprints from Kushan to Paramars-

Art credits - @ravidraws for @historiakayasth

Mathur Kayasthas likely derive their surname from geographical location of Mathura.
Early Kayasthas of Mathura were an elite group is indicated by the fact that they donated sculptures during Kushana period.Yasa wife of a kayastha is said to have donated this sculpture .