Purohit

Purohit

Purohit (Devanagari: पुरोहित) means a priest exclusively for royal family or a king. He is the authorised persons to carry out rituals for the royal family. The word "Purohit" also denotes for Hindu.

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*Vedic priesthoodAlong with the other surnames like Dixit, Goswami etc, Purohit / Rajpurohit is also used as a surname among the Brahmins. Purohits / Rajpurohits are not limited to a single region but can be found in every corner of India. They are considered as the oldest brahmins who used to give advise to Kings in any kingdom. They were very wise and no kings used to attack without the advise of Purohits / Rajpurohits. No ritual could be performed without them. In the present time also, most Pandits (by profession) are called as Purohits.

Generally Pandits and Purohits are considered as a synonymous to each other which is not true in the present scenario.

References

*"Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend" (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola

External links

* [http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&ln=Purohit&sourcecode=13304 What we know about the Purohit Family]


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