Marathi - Latche marathi Aetihasik Lekh Part 02

Author(s): Vidyanand Swami Srivastava
Publisher: Aietihasik Gaurava Granthmala

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Almost all the known Rajput Communties are found here, but they are distinguished by their village name i. e. Basadia, Chhasatia. Atodaria, Mangrola and Bangia &c. and have forgotten moslty the original section to whice they belonged.
They have got a peculiar notion of sub section, irrespectivly of their original clan's name Rathod, Chawhan, Solanki and Parmar &c, which is divided into four classes, namely Kunvars, Deshots, Girasias and Padharias. Amongst these four classes the Kunvars are considered the highest and Padharias the lowest ones. The higher class never gives daughters to the lowers but take from them, If any belonging to higher class gives daughter to the lower he is penalised by the Panch of the Section. Thus the Kunvars. who are considered highest and near relatives of Ruling Princes, do give their daughters only to the Princes, but take from the two classes, or marry amongst themselves. Similarlly Deshots either marry amongst themselves or give their daughters to Kunvars, but never allow their daughters to go to the lower classes. However they do take from the lower two classes. Similar is the case of Girasias. But the most peculiar customs prevelant amongst the Padharias are:
(1) Prevalence of widow marriage:(2) Marriage outside the acknowledged Rajput Community,
The Padharias daughters are freely taken by Girasias and sometimes by Deshots.
Besides this hundreds of instances of marriage, from outside the acknowledged Rajput Community, amongst these two classes. are found,
So far Basadias are concerned particularly, it is not known, whether they too are divided into the above said four sections but it is a well known fact, that they are grouped into two subsections known as Mota & Bhagatia. According to the belief prevalent amongst the Basadias, tha Motas are considered hiher and near relations of the Royal Family, while the Bhagatias are reckoned some what lower and distantly connected with the Royal Family. Mota Basadias are very few in number, while the Bhagatias cover the whole field of the community. This distinction of Mota is confined to Boridra & Umargam, and Bhagatia to the whole of the communty.
The original home of Bhagatias appers to be at Bagumbraand that of the Motas at Felesna, both places in Gaikwartet