Practices
The people who belong to the Seer Karuneegar community are devotees of Ramalinga Swamigal, a famous Sant who lived in Vadalur and preached about vegetarianism. He wrote the Thiru-Arut-pa, which preaches the worship of a divine power in the form of a flame and also teaches self discipline for human beings.
Kayastha is the mother caste of all Karuneegars. Kayastha's are Surya brahmins who practiced kshatriya by occupation due to compulsion to fight against enemy forces while still adhering to their Brahmin lifestyle. Karuneegar Sangams has articles which confirm Karuneegar caste's lineage in Kayastha.
They are said (in the Vedas and Puranas) to have a dual-caste status i.e. Brahmin and Kshatriya. Kayasthas are widely spread across India and are a sub-sect of Brahmins whose ancient profession was writing.
The Sanskrit dictionary at Hindunet.org defines Kayastha as follows:
- ka_yastha, ka_yata a man belonging to the writer-caste; a tribe of bra_hman.as whose employment is writing (Ka.)(Ka.lex.)
Vyoma Samhita quoted in Shabda−Kalpadrum says:
- The Kayasthas have sprung from the kaya or body of Lord Brahma. They are classified as Brahmans.
Karuneegars, basically, shun " meat eating, alcohol, widow remarriage" etc. They practise upanayanam, the ceremony for wearing Upaveetham/poonool. Their tradition and wedding methods are more shaivite and similar to the Iyer community.
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