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Padmashali (also spelt as Padmasali) ((テルグ語:పద్మశాలి)) is a Telugu-speaking Hindu artisan caste predominantly residing in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and were at associated with the Satavahana empire in olden days. The caste is traditionally occupied in weaving and textile businesses〔 and is identified by different names in various regions throughout India. ==Etymology== Padmashali family had its roots from Lord Sriman Narayana and it indicates that Lord Brahma emerged from the navel of Lord Sriman Narayana. Brighu Maharishi following Vaikhanasa (basically a Sri Sampradaya which is the Sampradaya of Lakshmi) is considered as one of the manasputras (born by a wish) of Lord Brahma (It is also said that Brughu Maharishi was born from the heart of Lord Brahma). Down the lineage - Brughu Maharishi and his wife Kyathi had children – Bhargavi, Dhata and Vidhata. Bhargavi or Lakshmi is Lord Vishnumurthy’s wife. Dhatha married to Ayathi and blessed with son, Praanudu. Vidhatha was married to Niyathi had a son – Mrukanda Maharishi. Mrukanda Maharishi and his wife Marudhvathi were blessed with son Markandeya Maharishi. The Markandeya Maharishi was bestowed with a son Bhavanarayana from Yagnakunda, otherwise known as Bhavana Rishi or Veda Shirsha. Bhavana Rishi and his wife Bhadravathi had 101 Padmashali sons. Padmashalis are the descendants of these 100 sons and they are spread all over India and other parts of the World.〔http://akhilpadmashalisamaj.com/akhil/orign.php?title=Origin〕 All of these evidences can be found in Markandeya Purana, Vishnu Purana, Vayu Purana. The technique of weaving came from ayoni putra, Sri Bhavana maharishi.〔http://padmashali-blog.blogspot.com/2009/02/origin-and-history-of-telugu-padmashali.html〕 There are two interpretations for the origin of the word "''Padmashali''" and its group, one from the Vaishnava group and the other from the Shaiva group. Some believe it is derived from the Sanskrit word ''Shali'' meaning "silk cloth".〔(History of the Padmashali community )〕 However, linguistic construction of Dravidian languages traces its root to the Proto-South-Dravidian word ''saal''. In Tulu, ''Saalye'' or ''Taalye'' means "spider". Also, ''saaleedu'' means spider in Telugu. Probably, symbolising the weaving activity with the spider's web, this word was coined for weavers.〔 The word Padmashali has a very deep meaning in Hindu mythology. The Vaishnava group interprets that the word Padmashali is a combination of two words, viz., ''padma'' and ''shali''. The word ''Padma'' is "Sahasradala Padma", meaning the highest order of human intelligence. The word ''Shali'' in Sanskrit is "beholder". Thus ''Padmashali'' literally means "beholder of Sahasrara". In physical term it means intelligence. Another mythological story relates to Padmavathi, the wife of Lord Srinivasa. It is believed that Padmavathi of Mangapuram of Tirupati declared that she was the daughter of Padmashali to Tallapaka Chinnayya (grandson of Tallapaka Annamacharya) in the year 1543. Hence the name Padmashali. There exists written evidence with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams to support the statement of Padmavathi as the daughter of Padmashali in the book Siri Koluvu.〔http://docsio.net/doc/2229714/view---tirumala-tirupati-devasthanams〕 In almost all the Vaishnava temples in India such as Tirupati, Tiruchanur, Sri Rangam, Srinivasa Mangapuram, Ahobilam, Mangalagiri etc. including most of the 108 Divya Desams, it is a custom tradition that only Padmashalis are first allowed to offer the Silk clothes and ornaments to the deities. ''Padma'' also refers to lotus. The lotus also refers to the intelligence or awakening of "Sahasrara".〔 The Shaiva group has a different interpretation to account for their origin. It is said that in order to clothe the nakedness of people in the world, Lord Shiva commissioned Markandeya to perform a sacrifice. Once ''Bhavana Rishi'' came out of the holy fire, holding a lotus (''Padma'') in his hand. He married two wives Prasannavati and Bhadravati, daughters of Lord Surya and had a hundred and one sons, who all took to weaving cloth out of the fiber of the lotus flower and became the progenitors of the one hundred and one Gotras of this caste. The Padmashalis thus basically perform Brahmin rites and even today a group who are qualified Hinduism shastra pandits perform the poojas and vedic rites. They are identified as "Padma Brahmins" and the origin of Padmashalis relates to Brighu Maharishi and Brighu Marharshi gave astrology to the world. Further down in the order of heritage Markandeya who wrote the epic on Devi and her shakti, famously known as Sri Devi Bhagavatham. It also means that Padmashalis are shakti aradhakas.〔http://akhilabharatapadmashalisangham.org/padmashali-vamsam.php〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Padmashali」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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