Padye
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Padye Brahmin community hails from Goa, commonly known as "Bhatt
" ,they speak a unique dialect of Konkani
known as "Bhati Bhasha
".
,due to many socio-economic reasons they settled in the neighboring states of Maharashtra
, Karnataka
and some parts of Kerala
.
The Padyes originally hail from Goa are believed to have migrated to maharashtra,and were again re-migrated to Goa after few centuries.It is believed that they get their name from the place Karhatak ( present day Karhad
) in Maharashtra,where they migrated from Goa.The Shiledars of Kolhapur conquered south Konkan
and got these priests with them back to Goa. They are essentially Rigvedi Brahmins and follow the Ashwalayana Sutra. Padyes belong to 13 Gotra
s and are predominantly Smarthas and worship different aspects of Shakti
and Shiva
.
Skanda Purana
(Sahyadri Khanda) as well as Brahmand Puran are very harsh towards these Brahmins and it is mentioned that they descended from the bones of camel and hence designated as Karhades.
Language spoken by padye is 'Bhati Bhasha
' ,which is mixture Marathi and Konkani .
Padyes worship following deities as their Kuldevta
Bhatt
Bhatt, meaning a priest or scribe in Sanskrit, is a surname common in most parts of India. A predominantly Hindu last name, it is found most commonly in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Kumaon and Garhwal in Uttarakhand, Doti, Karnataka, Kerala,...
" ,they speak a unique dialect of Konkani
Konkani language
KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...
known as "Bhati Bhasha
Bhati Bhasha
Bhati Bhasa is a dialect of Konkani spoken by Padye Brahmins of Goa who belong to the Karhade Brahmin group. This dialect is nasal and has many Marathi words. The people who speak this dialect are called Bhatts in Goa....
".
Etymology
Padye Brahmins belong to Panch Dravida group of Brahmins and is now commonly related to be as a sub-caste of Karhade Brahmin community.Majority of Padye people are found in GoaGoa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
,due to many socio-economic reasons they settled in the neighboring states of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
and some parts of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
.
The Padyes originally hail from Goa are believed to have migrated to maharashtra,and were again re-migrated to Goa after few centuries.It is believed that they get their name from the place Karhatak ( present day Karhad
Karad
Karad is a town and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River. The two rivers originate at Mahabaleshwar which is around 100 km from Karad. They diverge at their origin and then meet again in...
) in Maharashtra,where they migrated from Goa.The Shiledars of Kolhapur conquered south Konkan
Konkan
The Konkan also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore...
and got these priests with them back to Goa. They are essentially Rigvedi Brahmins and follow the Ashwalayana Sutra. Padyes belong to 13 Gotra
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
s and are predominantly Smarthas and worship different aspects of Shakti
Shakti
Shakti from Sanskrit shak - "to be able," meaning sacred force or empowerment, is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism. Shakti is the concept, or personification, of divine feminine creative power, sometimes...
and Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
.
Skanda Purana
Skanda Purana
The Skanda Purana is the largest Mahapurana, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts. The text is devoted mainly to the lilas of Kartikeya , a son of Shiva and Parvati. It also contains a number of legends about Shiva, and the holy places associated with him...
(Sahyadri Khanda) as well as Brahmand Puran are very harsh towards these Brahmins and it is mentioned that they descended from the bones of camel and hence designated as Karhades.
Language spoken by padye is 'Bhati Bhasha
Bhati Bhasha
Bhati Bhasa is a dialect of Konkani spoken by Padye Brahmins of Goa who belong to the Karhade Brahmin group. This dialect is nasal and has many Marathi words. The people who speak this dialect are called Bhatts in Goa....
' ,which is mixture Marathi and Konkani .
Padyes worship following deities as their Kuldevta
Kuldevta
Kuladevata or Kuladevi, also known as Kuladev and Kŭladaiwat, stands for "family deity, that is either a god or a goddess" within Hinduism, as distinct from personal ishta-devata and village deities...
- NavadurgaNavadurgaNavadurga , which literally means nine Goddess Durgas, constitute, according to Hindu mythology, the manifestation of Durga in nine different forms...
- VijayadurgaVijayadurgaShri Vijayadurga is located in kerim, Ponda Taluka - Goa. The Goddess is a family deity as well as mostly considered a Pallavi of many Gouda Saraswat Brahmins. According to some Puranas, it was once said that Shri Shantadurga of Keloshi who is now worshiped in Kavlem wanted to venture out in the sea...
- Aryadurga
- MahalasaMahalasaMahalasa is the Mohini avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. She is also known as Mhalshi and Mahalasa. In Goa and elsewhere, Mahalasa is considered as the Mohini form of Lord Vishnu and hence she is referred to as "Mahalasa Narayani". The deity, it may particularly be noted, also wears the holy thread,...
- KamakshiKamakshiThe goddess Kamakshi is a form of Tripura Sundari or Parvati or the universal mother goddess. The main abode of Kamashi is the Kamakshi Amman temple at Kanchipuram. Other important forms of goddess Tripura Sundari are Meenakshi of Madurai, Akilandeswari of Thiruvanaikaval and Vishalakshi of...
- Mahalakshmi
- Santeri
Common surnames of Padhye Brahmins
- Borkar
- Savoikar
- Shikerkar
- Bakahle
- Bhandankar
- Matarbhogo
- Navathe ( Abhisheki )
- Hudekar
- Jaan
- Korde
- Tengse
- Gule
- Jathar
- Dhawlikar
- Manerikar
- MunagekarMunagekarMunagekar is the surname of a number of families in India and abroad. Munagekars generally speak Marathi as their mother tongue. The origin of this surname can be linked to the village Munge in the Sindhudurg district of southern Maharashtra...
- Gaonker
- Totekar
- Ayya
- Bhatt
- Panshikar
- Vaidya (Ayyangal)
- Chafadkar
- Desai
- Upadhye ( Upadhyaya )
- Khedekar ( Nigalye/Nigolio )
- Khandekar
- Shilkar
- Jambhale
- Nigalye
- Sahakari
- Patil
- Alavani
- Gobre
- Umarye
Notable Padye individuals
- Jitendra AbhishekiJitendra AbhishekiPandit Jitendra Abhisheki was an Indian vocalist, composer and scholar of classical, semi-classical, and devotional music...
- Bhaskarbuwa BakhaleBhaskarbuwa BakhaleBhaskar Raghunath Bakhale was a Hindustani classical vocalist, a composer, and a teacher.-Education:...
- Prabhakar PanshikarPrabhakar PanshikarPrabhakar Panshikar was an Indian stage actor. His role as Lakhoba Lokhande in the drama To Mi Navhech is considered to be one of the most memorable roles presented so far on the Marathi stage...
- Dr Dada VaidyaGoa Vidyaprasarak MandalGoa Vidyaprasarak Mandal, founded in 1911, is one of the prominent educational institutions in Goa, a small state on the west coast of India. It runs two senior colleges, including a college of education, one higher secondary school, five high schools and one kindergarten and primary...
- Shounak AbhishekiShounak AbhishekiShounak Abhisheki Shounak Abhisheki Shounak Abhisheki (Devanagari: शौनक अभिषेकी is an Indian vocalist, composer of classical, semi-classical, and devotional music.-Profile:Shounak Abhisheki, the son and disciple of Maestro Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki, is a vocalist who combines Agra and Jaipur styles of...
- Sharad VaidyaSharad VaidyaSharad Vaidya was an Indian surgeon who specialized in cancer surgery. He established the Goa Cancer Society and founded the Gosalia Memorial Cancer Hospital and the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication.NOTE...