Akhil Bhartiya Kutch Kadva Patidar Samaj
A central organisation of Kutch Kadva Patidar Sanatan community
Book: GharWaapsi (English)
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2. Origin - Living around Unjha and in Gujarat area
7. Kurmi Kshatriya: Kadva Patidars (who are also called Kurmi Kanbi) are originally Kurmi Kshatriyas. To resolve doubts regarding this matter, a meeting of scholars was held on 25th and 26th-May‑1906 in Bharehata1 village of Chunar district. The questions of the doubters were;
7.1. If Kanbis are Kshatriyas, then why are their customs and business employment not like other Kshatriyas?
7.2. Why don’t they all wear the sacred thread (Janoi)?
7.3. Why do they do the lowly work of farming themselves and why do they not keep bread-daughter relations (marital relations) with other Kshatriyas of the present time?
Based on scriptures like Smritis, Puranas etc. and Smritis like Manu2 and Yajnavalkya3, it was proven that Kanbis are established as Kshatriyas and there is no objection to the sacred thread ceremony (Upanayana Sanskar). For detailed information read “Origin and History of Kanbi Kshatriya” [105:Page 39 to 44].
In this book, information regarding the meaning of the word “Kadva”, the word “Leuva”, stories of origin told by genealogists, etc. is also given. It is stated that the original ancestor of Kanbi is Rishi Kurma [105:Page 1 to 27].
8. Residence in Punjab: Kadva Patidars lived in the region of undivided4Punjab since time immemorial. According to the belief of Sanatan Dharma, the first human on earth i.e. Lord Manu and his first son Ikshvaku, who established the kingdom in Ayodhya, for the history from that period to the residence in Punjab, see Origin and History of Kanbi Kshatriya [105:Page 49 to 53].
In this book on page 51, a list of their original places in Punjab and North Hindustan based on the branches of 52 Gotra Rishis of Kanbis is also given [105:Page 51 to 53].
9. Migration to Gujarat: Gradually settlement spread from Punjab to Gujarat regions. From the history of Gujarat’s Puranic period, records of genealogists etc., Kadva Patidars migrated from Punjab to Gujarat. For its history read Origin and History of Kanbi Kshatriya [105:Page 54 to 57].
10. Pure Conscience Adorned with Virtues: The main occupation of Kadva Patidars in Gujarat was agriculture.
They were lovers of Sanatan Dharma and adorned with virtues. They were generous and pure in their conscience. Their mind was pure and simple. For centuries they had been living a life of high values and without deceit. They lived with the feeling that if they are good, no one will deceive them.
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11. Generosity and Compassion: The speciality of Hindu culture is that it is a culture of generosity and compassion. In this thousands of years old culture, the life of sages and saints who practiced penance and meditation depended on alms and donations. So there was a custom in the society that the sages and saints who came to the door should never be sent back empty handed. On the other hand, sages and saints also gave knowledge gained from their penance and meditation and also gave sacrifices to remove the problems of the society and to make the society better. On one hand there was donation of alms and on the other hand there was donation of knowledge. Therefore, generosity and donation were very important in the social system. For such a system, it is necessary to have a culture of “generosity and compassion”, which was there in Hindu society for thousands of years. For Hindus who were carriers of such high culture, there was never any need to doubt the speech (i.e. knowledge) of saints and sages. Everything was going well. Their minds had also become pure and clean. So the common Hindu lost the ability to recognize any deep deceit, conspiracy, treachery etc. Due to which they became “innocent and naive”. K.K.P. community was not untouched by this. It was in the same situation. |
Why did they become “innocent and naive”? |
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But times changed. Foreign and heretic invaders and conspirators started attacking India. Those who converted Hindus through trickery took great advantage of this innocence of Hindus. Because no one had the habit of doubting a person in the guise of a saint. |
What happened due to that? |
1 Bharehata – At a distance of about 30 km from Kashi (Varanasi)
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2 Manu – https://abkkpsamaj.org/go/fn2
3 Yajnavalkya – https://abkkpsamaj.org/go/fn3 4 Undivided = Before partition of India Pakistan