के लेखन [[ह्वेन त्सांग]] और ''[[मञ्जुश्रीमूलकल्प|आर्य-मंजूश्री-मुला-कल्प]]'' का सुझाव है कि वंश के थे क्षत्रिय या [[वैश्य]] [[हिन्दू वर्ण व्यवस्था|वर्ण]]/राजपुत्र । <ref name="Congress2007">{{Cite journal|last=Shankar Goyal|year=2007|title=RELIGIOUS ANALYSIS OF HARSHA'S PERSONALITY|publisher=Indian History Congress|page=137|jstor=44147825|quote=This probably explains the emergence of Pushyabhuti, a Vaisya by caste and a Saiva by faith, as its ruler}}</ref> <ref name="KrishanSociety1986">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EhS2AAAAIAAJ|title=Essays in Indian History and Culture|last=Y. Krishan|last2=Indian History and Culture Society|publisher=Indian History & Culture Society|year=1986|page=167|quote=yuan Chwang, who remained in Inda for approximately thirteen years (c. A.DD. 630-44) tells us that Harshavardhana was of 'Fe ishe'(vaishya) extraction. The Āryamanjuśrimulakalpa also clearly states that the Pushyabhutis belonged to the vaisya caste. According to Tripathi, the suffix ' bhūti ' additionally indicates that Pushyabhuti, the founder of the family was a vaisya}}</ref>
