Brahmin (ब्राह्मण ) in India.
<> A Brahmin is a member of the four varnas of Sanatan (Hindu) Dharma, historically responsible for religious rituals, education, and preserving sacred knowledge. The word Brahmin is an anglicized form of the original word Brāhmaṇa. Lord Shri Krishna said: In this world, the birth of a Brahmana is the highest among all living beings. When such a birth is enriched with austerity, wisdom, contentment, worship of Me, and unwavering devotion, then there is nothing more to be said. (Shrimad Bhagavatam, Canto 10, Chapter 86). It is pertinent to mention here that the Brahmins reverently worship the Pancha Devatas, following their time-honored customs and traditional knowledge. "सृष्टेः पञ्चदैवतप्रतिपादनम्" जगन्नाथं बलभद्रं च प्रद्युम्नं चानिरुद्धकम्। परमात्मिकां प्रकृतिं च सृष्टेः पञ्चदैवताम्॥ एतदतिरिक्तं सर्वेषु ग्रहगृहेषु पञ्चदेवताः। ते स्वस्थानवर्तिनः सन्ति पञ्चदेवा इति स्मृताः॥ भगवान श्रीकृष्ण ने कहा: इस संसार में ब्राह्मण जन्म सभी प्राणियों में सबसे श्रेष्ठ है। यदि ...