Sage Bharadwaja

Sage Bharadwaja:

Lineage: Brahma > Angiras > Brihaspati > Bharadwaja > ... > Garga

◍ Association with Sri Rama: (Valmiki Ramayana)
• Sri Rama visited the Bharadwaja Ashrama at Prayaga during his forest exile. Sage Bharadwaja suggested Sri Rama to stay in Chitrakoota and told him the route.
• Sri Rama revisited the Bharadwaja Ashrama at Prayaga while returning from forest exile. Sage Bharadwaja extended the hospitality to Sri Rama before he returned to Ayodhya (through Nandigrama).

◍ Compositions:
• Rig Vedic Mantras: Seer of Rig Vedic Mantras (Mandala 6).
• Bharadwaja Samhita: A Pancharatra text of Vaishnavism.
• Bharadwaja Shrauta-Sutras: Sutras related to Shrauta sacrifices.
• Bharadwaja Grihya-Sutras: Sutras related to domestic ceremonies.

◍ Pilgrimages:
► Prayaga - Bharadwaja Ashrama (Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh): Identified with the hermitage of sage Bharadwaja.

► Prayagraj - Bharadwaj Ashram
(Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh)

The Bharadwaj Ashram is located in the Colonelganj area near Anand Bhavan on Jawahar Lal Nehru Road, around 3.5 km from the Prayagraj railway station. The ashram has many images including Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Bharadwajeshwar Mahadev Shiva Linga.

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Meditations on Earth, Life and Dharma: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature,
And Nature will preserve Us,
Simplify Life,
And help Nature thrive,
Plant Trees,
And make our planet Green.

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