shukla

Is Shukla A Brahmin? Indian (northern states): Hindu (Brahman) name, from Sanskrit šukla ‘white’, ‘bright’, ‘pure’. A shukla Brahman was supposed to take up only shuklavritti ‘pure employment‘, i.e. maintenance derived from serving or begging from Brahmans only. Are all Shukla Brahmin? The Shukla Brahmin were considered to be the fairest in complexion and the