Badarikashrama Kshetra (Badrinath) - Swayam Vyakta Kshetra, Char Dham and abode of Lord Badri Vishal

• Meditation:
- Vishnu: I meditate on Lord Vishnu abiding in Badarikashrama as Sri Badri Vishal.
- Varaha: I meditate on Lord Varaha abiding in Badarikashrama as Varaha Shila.
- Narasimha: I meditate on Lord Narasimha abiding in Badarikashrama as Narasimha Shila.
- Nara-Narayana: I meditate on Sri Nara-Narayana performing penance in Badarikashrama since long for the welfare of the world.
- Agni deva: I meditate on Agni deva performing penance in Badarikashrama to get rid of his sins due to his omnivorousness.
- Garuda: I meditate on Sri Garuda performing penance in Badarikashrama to become the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.
- Narada: I meditate on sage Narada performing penance in Badarikashrama and getting the vision of Lord Vishnu.
- Vyasa: I meditate on sage Vyasa having his hermitage in Badarikashrama on the bank of river Saraswati in a place named Samyaprasa which is surrounded by Badari trees.
- Markandeya: I meditate on sage Markandeya performing penance in Badarikashrama to obtain steady devotion of the Feet of the Lord.
- Dhruva: I meditate on Dhruva performing penance in Badarikashrama after ruling for 36000 years and ascending to his divine abode.
- Sages and Saints: I meditate on the Sages and Saints meditating in Badarikashrama.
- River Alakananda: I meditate on river Alakananda flowing through Badarikashrama.

आद्यं रङ्गमिति प्रोक्तं विमानं रङ्गसंज्ञितम् । श्रीमुष्णं वेङ्कटाद्रिं च साळग्रामं च नैमिशम् ।
तोयाद्रिं पुष्करं चैव नरनारायणाश्रमम् । अष्टौ मे मूर्तयः सन्ति स्वयंव्यक्ता महीतले ॥
- Swayam Vyakta Sthalams (Badarikashrama is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) देवि सुरेश्वरि भगवति गङ्गे त्रिभुवनतारिणि तरलतरङ्गे ।
शङ्करमौलिविहारिणि विमले मम मतिरास्तां तव पदकमले ॥
- Ganga Stotram - verse 1 (River Alakananda which is a headstream of river Ganga flows through Badrinath)

• Badarikashrama is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra (Where Lord Vishnu is self-manifested) [Srirangam, Srimushnam, Venkatadri, Salagrama, Naimisha, Thoyadri or Thotadri, Pushkara, Nara Narayana Ashrama]

• Badarikashrama is a Divya Desam (Glorified by Alvars) [Thiru Thiruvadariyasramam Divya Desam]

• Badarikashrama is a All India Char Dham (4 sacred pilgrimages on the North, East, South and West of India) [Badrinath, Puri, Rameshwaram, Dwarka]

• Badarikashrama is a Uttarakhand Char Dham (4 sacred pilgrimages in Uttarakhand) [Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri]

• Badarikashrama is one of the Sapta Badri (Seven Badris) [Badri Vishal, Adi Badri, Vriddha Badri, Dhyana Badri, Ardha Badri, Bhavishya Badri, Yogadhyana Badri]

• Badarikashrama is primarily a Vishnu Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Vishnu):
- Lord Vishnu abides in Badrikashrama which is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra (Where Lord Vishnu is self-manifested) [Srirangam, Srimushnam, Venkatadri, Salagrama, Naimisha, Thoyadri or Thotadri, Pushkara, Nara Narayana Ashrama]
- Lord Vishnu abides in Badrikashrama which is also a Divya Desam (Glorified by Alvars) [Thiruvadariyasramam Divya Desam]
- Lord Vishnu abides in Badrikashrama which is also a All India Char Dham (4 sacred pilgrimages on the North, East, South and West of India) [Badrinath, Puri, Rameshwaram, Dwarka]
- Lord Vishnu abides in Badrikashrama which is also a Uttarakhand Char Dham (4 sacred pilgrimages in Uttarakhand) [Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri]
- Lord Vishnu abides in Badrikashrama which is also a Sapta Badri (Seven Badris) [Badri Vishal, Adi Badri, Vriddha Badri, Dhyana Badri, Ardha Badri, Bhavishya Badri, Yogadhyana Badri]

• Badarikashrama is also a Varaha Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Varaha):
- Lord Varaha abides in Badarikashrama in the form of Shila.

• Badarikashrama is also a Narasimha Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Narasimha):
- Lord Narasimha abides in Badarikashrama in the form of Shila.

• Badarikashrama is also a Rishi Sthalam (Place of Rishis):
- Sages Nara-Narayana performs penance in Badarikashrama since long for the welfare of the world. (Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 3 - 4.22)
- Agni deva performed penance in Badarikashrama to get rid of his sins due to his omnivorousness. (Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya - 2)
- Sage Narada performed penance in Badarikashrama to get the vision of Lord Vishnu. (Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya - 2)
- Sage Markandeya performed penance in Badarikashrama to obtain steady devotion of the Feet of the Lord. (Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya - 2)
- Sri Garuda performed penance in Badarikashrama and became the vehicle of Lord Vishnu. (Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya - 2)
- Sage Vyasa had his hermitage in Badarikashrama on the bank of river Saraswati in a place named Samyaprasa which is surrounded by Badari trees. (Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 1 - 4 to 7)
- Sri Dhruva performed penance in Badarikashrama after ruling for 36000 years and ascended to his divine abode. (Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 4 - Adhyaya 12 - 10 to 27)

• Badarikashrama is also a Sant Sthalam (Place of Saints):
- Sri Adi Shankaracharya (788 - 820 CE?) wrote commentaries on Brahma Sutras, Gita and Upanishads in Badrinath.

► Badrinath
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

Badrinath is a Swayam Vyakta Sthalam of Lord Vishnu.

► Badrinath - Varaha Shila
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

The Varaha Shila of Badrinath is identified with the place where Lord Varaha abided in the form of a rock.

► Badrinath - Narasimha Shila
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

The Narasimha Shila of Badrinath is identified with the place where Lord Narasimha abided in the form of a rock.

► Badrinath - Brahma Kapal
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

Brahma Kapal of Badrinath is identified with the place where Lord Shiva got freed from the skull of Lord Brahma which stuck to his hands.

► Badrinath
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

Badrinath is a Swayam Vyakta Sthalam of Lord Vishnu where sages Nara-Narayana performs penance for the welfare of the world.

► Badrinath - Tapt Kund or Agni Kund
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

The Tapt Kund or Agni Kund of Badrinath is identified with the abode of Agni deva.

► Badrinath - Narada Shila
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

The Narada Shila of Badrinath is identified with the place where sage Narada performed penance.

► Badrinath - Markandeya Shila
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

The Markandeya Shila of Badrinath is identified with the place where sage Markandeya performed penance.

► Badrinath - Garuda Shila
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

The Garuda Shila of Badrinath is identified with the place where Sri Garuda performed penance.

► Badrinath
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

Badrinath is a Swayam Vyakta Sthalam of Lord Vishnu where sage Vyasa had his hermitage. The hermitage is said to be in the region of Vyasa Gufa of Badrinath.