# Shrotriya

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{{Short description|Sub-class in Maithil Brahmins}}

'''Shrotriya''' ([Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit): श्रोत्रिय) is a sub-class in the tradition of [Maithil Brahmins](/source/Maithil_Brahmin). It is one of the four major sub-classes within the Maithil Brahmins community. These Brahmins are [Maithil](/source/Maithils) ''Agnihotris'' fully devoted to religious worships from the [sunrise](/source/sunrise) to the [sunset](/source/sunset). They are locally also called as ''Soit''. During [monarchy](/source/monarchy) in the region, the kings were pleased to hear the deep faith of ''Shrotriyas'' in the [Vedic](/source/Vedas) Karmas. These Shrotriya Brahmins are regarded as high and novel class of Brahmins in the region. This class of Shrotriya Brahmins is mentioned in the text [Ashtavakra Gita](/source/Ashtavakra_Gita).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Makhan |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Civilizational_Regions_of_Mithila_Mahako.html?id=bu61AAAAIAAJ#Four%20sub |title=Civilizational Regions of Mithila & Mahakoshal |date=1982 |publisher=Capital Publishing House |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2017-04-18 |title=Shrotriya, Śrotrīya, Śrotriya: 17 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shrotriya |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jha |first=Hetukar |date=1974 |title=Understanding Caste Through Its Sources of Identity: An Account of the Shrotriyas of Mithila |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23618638 |journal=Sociological Bulletin |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=93–98 |issn=0038-0229}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mishra |first=Abhaya Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Shrotriyas_of_Mithila.html?id=Ody1AAAAIAAJ |title=Shrotriyas of Mithila |date=1984 |publisher=Kishor Vidya Niketan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sage Journals: Discover world-class research |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=Sage Journals |language=en |doi=10.1177/0038022919740105}}</ref> 

{{Blockquote|text=श्रोत्रियं देवतां तीर्थमङ्गनां भूपतिं प्रियम् ।
दृष्ट्वा सम्पूज्य धीरस्य न कापि हृदि वासना ॥
*śrotriyaṃ devatāṃ tīrthamaṅganāṃ bhūpatiṃ priyam .
dṛṣṭvā sampūjya dhīrasya na kāpi hṛdi vāsanā.|author=[Ashtavakra](/source/Ashtavakra)|title=[Ashtavakra Gita](/source/Ashtavakra_Gita)|source=18-54}}

== Etymology ==
The Indic term Shrotriya is derived from the root word [Sruti](/source/%C5%9Aruti). In the Vedic tradition, Sruti refers to the [Samhita](/source/Samhita) part of the [Vedas](/source/Vedas).<ref name=":0" /> 

== History ==
The history of the sub-class Shrotriya in the Maithil Brahmins community can be traced since the 14th century CE. It was graded by the [King Harisimhadeva](/source/Harisimhadeva) of the [Karnat Dynasty](/source/Karnats_of_Mithila) in Mithila.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Makhan |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Anthropology_of_Ancient_Hindu_Kingdoms.html?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC#v=onepage&q=Yogya%20in%20Maithil%20Brahmins&f=false |title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective |date=1997 |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-7533-034-4 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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