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The Hindu varna
Varnas

*Adomas Varnas , Lithuanian artist*Egidijus Varnas, Lithuanian footbal player *Gintaras Varnas, Lithuanian actor, theatre director, Recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize...
 (class) system
System

System is a set of interacting or interdependent entities, real or abstract, forming an integrated whole.The concept of an "integrated whole" can also be stated in terms of a system embodying a set of relationships which are differentiated from relationships of the set to other elements, and from relationships between an element of the se...
, a Vaishya (Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 ????? vaisya) is a member of the third of the four classes of traditional India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
n society. It comprises merchant
Merchant

Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit....
s, artisan
Artisan

An artisan is a skilled manual labor worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewelry, household items, and tools....
s, and cultivators. A person born into a Brahmin/Kshatriya/Vaishya family becomes twice-born (dvija) when he undergoes upanayanam
Upanayanam

Upanayana , also called "sacred thread ceremony", is commonly known for being a Hindu rite-of-passage ritual where the concept of Brahman is introduced to a young boy....
, initiation into Vedic education or education helping him master those parts of the four Vedas concerning his occupation. They are the third in the caste system and are the merchants and traders..

word derives from the root vishal meaning "to live".






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The Hindu varna
Varnas

*Adomas Varnas , Lithuanian artist*Egidijus Varnas, Lithuanian footbal player *Gintaras Varnas, Lithuanian actor, theatre director, Recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize...
 (class) system
System

System is a set of interacting or interdependent entities, real or abstract, forming an integrated whole.The concept of an "integrated whole" can also be stated in terms of a system embodying a set of relationships which are differentiated from relationships of the set to other elements, and from relationships between an element of the se...
, a Vaishya (Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 ????? vaisya) is a member of the third of the four classes of traditional India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
n society. It comprises merchant
Merchant

Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit....
s, artisan
Artisan

An artisan is a skilled manual labor worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewelry, household items, and tools....
s, and cultivators. A person born into a Brahmin/Kshatriya/Vaishya family becomes twice-born (dvija) when he undergoes upanayanam
Upanayanam

Upanayana , also called "sacred thread ceremony", is commonly known for being a Hindu rite-of-passage ritual where the concept of Brahman is introduced to a young boy....
, initiation into Vedic education or education helping him master those parts of the four Vedas concerning his occupation. They are the third in the caste system and are the merchants and traders..

Etymologically

The word derives from the root vishal meaning "to live". Latin villa
Villa

A villa was originally an upper-class country house, though since its origins in Roman Republic times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably....
 and the English wich, as in Greenwich, are also cognate to this word. In Buddhist literature, they are termed as Grihapati.The sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 and hindi
Hindi

Standard Hindi, also known as High Hindi, Nagari Hindi or Literary Hindi is a Standard language register of Hindi. It is one of the 22 official languages of India, and is used, along with English language, for administration of the central government....
 word "vishva" which means "The Universe" is also formed from the word vish. Vaishyas are merchants.

Sri Krishna in Bhagwat Gita says 'CHATUR VARNA MAYA SRISTIM GUNA KARMA VIBHAG SHAH' He says that on the inquiry of self realization, people undergo different step by step stages of awareness, and with it comes purity in their character. There are four steps or divisions of 'varna' according to ones' state of identifying with the self. SHUDRA (KAM)- VAISHYA (ARTH)- Kshatriya (DHARMA) and BRAHMAN (MOXA)

VAISHYA are those whose mind is engaged by the VISHAYA. VISHAYA means, subject or specialization or professional knowledge. Physics, Chemistry, Technology, Law, Economics, Politics, and Management are example of the Vishaya. Another term for VISHAYA is ARTH or meaning, or knowledge behind every object, ego or positions of power. Vishaya contains VISH or poison because mind under influence of a subjects get anxiety, and insatiable demand of changes and controls. It is said that consumers of VISHAYA are intoxicating; and specialists for example, try always to wield more power and control in their hand. They are unfaithful or without a discretion because knowledge of subjects/specialization gives them a power and flexibility to evolve and experiment with every new object, subjects and in relationships.

Over a period, these 'professional' or practicing specialists or experts came to organize themselves as a community. Their system of work is called VYAVSAYA or acts of business by mutual free will, and not by force. VAISHYA is most popular form of a market society.

The color associated with this Varna is yellow, symbolizing Rajas/Tamas, meaning quality in general. Some traditional north Indian surnames for Vaishyas are Gupta
Gupta (name)

Gupta is a surname of Indian origin. Gupta is a common surname in India, but it is uncertain whether there was one parent clan from which all families with Gupta surname branched....
, Bhuti, Agarwal, Garg.

According to the Manu-smriti
Manu (Hinduism)

In Hindu traditions, Manu is a title accorded to the First man or woman, and also the very first king to rule this earth, who saved mankind from the universal flood....
, the Vaishyas arose from the belly of Brahma
Brahma

Brahma is the Hinduism god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He is not to be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit in Hindu Vedanta philosophy known as Brahman....
.

Vaishya Varna

  • Arya Vysyas
  • Khandelwal
    Khandelwal

    Khandelwal is the name of three separate communities* Sarawagi, a major Jain community, also known as Sarawagi .* Khandelwal Brahmin, a Brahmin community...
    s
  • Agarwals
  • Rastogis
  • Oswal
    Oswal

    The Oswal are a social group of people from the Indian States of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Punjab . Oswals are mainly Jain following the Svetambara tradition, but a few are Digambar Jains and a few areHindus Vaishnavites....
    s
  • Omar Banias
  • Oswal
    Oswal

    The Oswal are a social group of people from the Indian States of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Punjab . Oswals are mainly Jain following the Svetambara tradition, but a few are Digambar Jains and a few areHindus Vaishnavites....
    s
  • Maheshwari
    Maheshwari

    Maheshwaris are a Vaishnava business community in India.They are originated from Khandela, Rajasthan.Maheshwari, is a sub categorization of Marwaris like Gupta , Aggarwal, and Oswal, Kabra ....
    s
  • Mathur Vaishya
    Mathur Vaishya

    Mathur Vaishya is a sub-caste of Vaishya, a Hindu caste....
  • Kalinga Vysyas
  • Varshney
    Varshney

    Varshney is a version of a name first used by Arjuna to address Krishna in the Mahabharata . There is some debate over whether Varshneys belong to the Vaishya or Kshatriya caste....
    s
  • Sangis
  • Mahajan
    Mahajan

    Mahajan is an Indian surname, found among Indian caste systems, given due to occupation.The origin of the Mahajan Community dates back to the period of Raja Kuru who is said to belong to the dynasty of Kauravas and Pandavas....
    s
  • Keshris
  • Barnwal
    Barnwal

    Barnwal , also spelt as Baranwal or Barnawal, is a community in northern India. Traditionally, the Baranwals were a trader community....
    s
  • Shah
    Shah

    Shah is a Persian language term for a monarch that has been adopted in many other languages.Shah used as a last name by Jains and Hindus is unrelated....
    /Sahu
    Sahu

    Sahu is an Indian surname belonging to the Vaishya caste and jatt caste."Sahu" is known as the Jatt caste and also Teli caste of India ,known as Sahu Vaishyas....
    /Sau
    Sau

    SAU may stand for:*Saint Ambrose University*Social Affairs Unit*Southern Adventist University*Southern Arkansas University*Southern Arkansas University Tech...
    s
  • Chettiar
    Chettiar

    Chettiar is a title, commonly used by people of South Indian origin in India and abroad. It is usually derived from trading social groups. Komatis also use the same title though they are Telugu language speakers and with intermarriages common its not rare to find the title Chetty among both Tamils and Telugus....
    s
  • Baisya Sahas
  • Batham Vaishya
  • Roniyar Vaishya


See also

  • Forward Castes
  • Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
    Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

    Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar , also known by his spiritual name, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, was an Indian philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer and linguistics....
  • Social cycle theory
  • Jati
    Jati

    Jatis is the term used to denote communities and sub-communities in India. It is a term used across religions. In Hindu society each jati typically has an association with a traditional job function, although religious beliefs or linguistic groupings define some jatis....
  • Varna
  • Caste
    Caste

    Castes are hereditary systems of wikt:occupation, endogamy, culture, social class, and political power, the assignment of individuals to places in the social hierarchy is determined by social group and culture....
  • Artisan
    Artisan

    An artisan is a skilled manual labor worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewelry, household items, and tools....
  • Tarkhan (tribe)
  • List of Arya Vaishya people
    List of Arya Vaishya people

    This is a list of notable people associated with the Arya-Vaishya community of the state of Maharashtra, India....


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