NEPAL CHITRAGUTPA SAMAJ

मसिभाजनसंयुक्तं ध्यायेत्तं च महाबलम्।

लेखिनीपट्टिकाहस्तं चित्रगुप्तं नमाम्यहम्।।

About Nepal Chitragupta Samaj (NCS)

Nepal Chitagupta Society (NCS) is a non- commercial, non-profitable, social organization dedicated to development
and upliftment of the society through advocacy and awareness of the public at large. NCS wasestablished in 2009. It has young dynamic youth force ‘Chitragupta Yuva Samiti’ with Executive
committee.

NCS has been conducting not only regular and annual programs and activities but it has ventured in many varied programs. Annual Bhagwan Chitragupta Puja is celebrated in grand manner with due austerity and tradition on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya. Children’s painting competition, distribution of medals, souvenirs and scholarships to meritorious and genius students, variety cultural programs by children, and felicitations of reputed and renowned personalities for their remarkable and outstanding achievements and contributions in different sectors, are some of the activities worth mentioning.

Chitragupta

Chitragupta is a Hindu God assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth, and upon their death, deciding as regards sending them to the heaven or the hell, depending on their actions on the earth. Chitragupta Maharaj (Chitragupta the King) is the patron deity of Kayasthas, a Hindu jāti of South Asian Origin.

In the legends of Chitragupta as well as in the Vedas, he is referred to as the greatest king, while the rest are “Rajakas,” or little kings.

चित्र इद राजा राजका इदन्यके यके सरस्वतीमनु।
पर्जन्य इव ततनद धि वर्ष्ट्या सहस्रमयुता ददत॥

Origin of Kayastha

There are two known theories of the origin of Kayasthas as given in the Puranas and as it has come down in tradition from generation to generation.

THE FIRST THEORY - MYTHOLOGICAL & MOST ACCEPTED

It is said that Lord Chitragupta came into being after Lord Brahma, the Creator, having established the four varnas –Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra -ordained Dharamraj ( also called Yamraj, the God of Death) to keep record of the deeds – good and evil – of all life – forms born and yet to be born on earth, in the heavens above and in the lands below. Dharamraj, however, complained,

“O Lord, how can I alone keep record of the deeds of the beings born into 84 lakh yonis (life-forms) in the three worlds?”

Lord Brahma closed his eyes, went into meditation for 11, 000 years , and when he opened his eyes he saw a radiant figure (person) holding a quill-pen in one hand and an ink-pot in another hand and a sword girdled to his waist. Lord Brahma spoke:

“Thou hast been created from my body (Kaya), therefore shall thy progeny be known as the Kayasthas. Thou hast been conceived in my mind (Chitra) and in secrecy (gupta), thy name shall also be Chitragupta.”

Brahma named him Chittagupta for he was conceived in his cognitive-self (chitta) and he was lying in Him, dormant and secret (gupta). He was born of Brahma’s body (kaya) and so the Lord decreed that his progenies be called Kayasthas. He was assigned to work as a minister, to write and record for Dharamraj. Thus, the fifth varna, the Kayastha, came into existence. Brahma then enjoined him to dispense justice and punish those who violated the dharma (duties).

THE SECOND THEORY - KAYADESH OR WRITING CASTE

Residents of Kaya-Desh

The second theory or view may be deemed as the heterodox one. According to this the word Kayastha only meant residents of Kaya-desh or Madhya-desh, which was synonym to Ayodhia. On this view it is possible to hazard a guess that the class or community of Kayasthas may have come into existence by the formation of something like a guild of all those people who, although drawn from educated members of more than one Dwij varanas, (viz. Brahmans, Kshattriyas and even possibly Vaishyas), took to and adopted government service or administration as their hereditary profession or calling from the earliest times in Hindu history.

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Vision and Mission

Vision of NCS is to create a forum with enriched capability to establish the cultural and social value as well as to participate in raising the living standard of poor and disadvantaged people. NCS’ vision is also to connect chitransh and mobilize their potential capability in developing environment friendly community for prosperous nation.

Mission of NCS is moving towards transformation of society into Healthy and Prosperous citizen. Developing high standard mobile network for effective inter-cooperation within and outside community. Within the next 10 years, the NCS will become effective and popular NGO in mobilization of youth for social and cultural welfare and a forum for intellectual discussion and known for good friend of nation builders.

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Location

Chitragupta Mandir, Balkumari, Kathmandu, Nepal

Santosh Labh: 9851199442

Ratish Chandra Lal: 9851038523

Bimlesh Kumar Lal: 9841301765

Our Hours

MON-FRI 09:00 – 19:00

SAT-SUN 10:00 – 14:00