Chaurasiya

Chaurasiya, Chaurasia (Hindi: चौरसिया, Nepali: चौरसिया) is a surname used by Brahmin community in India. Most of the Chaurasia are considered as Vaisya “Baniya" community as a Business Class people. In “Akhil Bharti Vaisya Mahasabha” they also represent them as “Baniya” Vaisya as a Business Class. In U.P their surnames are as Jaiswal, Modi, Munsi, Kumawat, Thaiwat as well. Chourasia Caste is very similar to Barnawal, Awadh-Vaisya, Roniyar Vaisya, Sinduria Vaisya, Sudi Vaisya, Mahuri Vaisya, Saha Vaisya, Gupta Vaisya etc. Chourasiya word originated from ancient Indian Vedas which basically refers a Brahmin community in India, Chourasiya word inherits from a Vedic word 'chaturashiitah' which refers eighty-four in Sanskrit. Since ancient India, according to the Hindu mythology it is believed there are eighty-four thousand Yonis (breeds, Types) of Gods existing in this universe. Every species which exists on Earth belong to a particular Yoni. At later stage and for easy pronunciation it transformed as 'Chaurasia' (A Hindi equivalent also refers eighty-four).

A famous story behind the birth of this word states that once all dev gans (Devtas, Gods) assembled on Earth at a place called 'Naumi Sharayan' to perform some auspicious ceremony, and while they were approaching back to 'Bakunthya Dham' (Heaven) they all started feeling thirsty due to extreme heat on earth when a particular community came forward and quenched their thirst by serving them Beatle leaves. Impressed by their hospitality, the Devtas not only blessed them but also honoured them by gifting the title chaturashiitah i.e., 'Chourasiya'. [1] Notable people with the surname include:

References
  1. "Chaurasia Brahmins 84 or 84,000 Families". 7 May 2015.
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