The Bhatt Prabhu
Brahmin
Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests ( purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers ( ...
(commonly known as Parabhu in
Konkani) community belongs to the
Panch Darvida category of Brahmins, and claims to be a sub-caste of the
Karhade
Karhaḍe Brahmins (also spelled as Karada Brahmins or Karad Brahmins) are a Hindu Brahmin sub-caste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra, but are also distributed in states of Goa, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
Classification
Along w ...
Brahmin community.
History
It is said that certain
Padye
Padhye Brahmin community hails from Goa, commonly known as " Bhatt", they speak a unique dialect of Konkani known as "Bhati Bhasha".
Early history
The reference to Padye Brahmins is found in the section of ''Karahastrabrahmanotpatti'' of Sahyad ...
families were excommunicated for some reason during the 14th or 15th century, which led to the formation of a new community known as the ''Bhatt Prabhus''.
But unlike Padyes they did not migrate to any other state and chose to remain in
Goa.
References
Other sources
*"Goa", By Kumar Suresh Singh, Pra. Pā Śiroḍakara, H. K. Mandal, Anthropological Survey of India,Page:249
*"A socio-cultural history of Goa from the Bhojas to the Vijayanagara " By Vithal Raghavendra Mitragotri
{{Ethnic and social groups of Goa and Konkan
Brahmin communities of Goa
Konkani
Social groups of Maharashtra
Social groups of Karnataka