09-10-2008, 06:59 PM
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He followed the orders of His guru and accepted a wife named Jayanti, who had been given to Him by the King of heaven, Indra. He begot a hundred sons in the womb of Jayanti. Of these hundred sons, the eldest was known as Bharata. Since the reign of Maharaja Bharata, the Indian sub-continent has been called Bharata-varsa.
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According to the MahÄbhÄrata (Adi Parva), Bharata was the son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala and thus a descendant of the Lunar Dynasty of the Kshatriya caste. He was originally named Sarvadamana (subduer of all); the MahÄbhÄrata traces the events in his life by which he came to be known as Bharata ("the cherished").
I'm seeing two conflicting stories. Who exactly is it named after?
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The background of Bharata, son of Rshabha:
Lord Rsabha was incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He appeared in the womb of Merudevi, the wife of King Nabhi. The King underwent many severe austerities and penance to please Lord Visnu to get a son like Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu accepted his plea and thus appeared as Lord Rsabha - son of King Nabhi and Merudevi.
He followed the orders of His guru and accepted a wife named Jayanti, who had been given to Him by the King of heaven, Indra. He begot a hundred sons in the womb of Jayanti. Of these hundred sons, the eldest was known as Bharata. Since the reign of Maharaja Bharata, the Indian sub-continent has been called Bharata-varsa. Rsabhadeva's other sons were headed by Kusavarta, Ilavarta, Brahmavarta, Malaya, Ketu, Bhadrasena, Indrasprk, Vidarbha and Kikata.
These data, in my opinion, describe in another mode about Rishi Rshabha Vaishvamitra doing penances (one of the places was Meru, which is a Nabhi of the world) to become a Brahmarshi. I believe that one Vaishvamitra is even called Bharata-rshabha.
The son of this Rshabha is Bharata after whom the whole subcontinent is named.
Thus, this version is not conflicting with the version of Bharata Dauhshanti, grandson of Vaishvamitra, as great conqueror of the subcontinent and giving his name to his dominion. It is only giving other details from another viewpoint, in my opinion.
He followed the orders of His guru and accepted a wife named Jayanti, who had been given to Him by the King of heaven, Indra. He begot a hundred sons in the womb of Jayanti. Of these hundred sons, the eldest was known as Bharata. Since the reign of Maharaja Bharata, the Indian sub-continent has been called Bharata-varsa.
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According to the MahÄbhÄrata (Adi Parva), Bharata was the son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala and thus a descendant of the Lunar Dynasty of the Kshatriya caste. He was originally named Sarvadamana (subduer of all); the MahÄbhÄrata traces the events in his life by which he came to be known as Bharata ("the cherished").
I'm seeing two conflicting stories. Who exactly is it named after?
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The background of Bharata, son of Rshabha:
Lord Rsabha was incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He appeared in the womb of Merudevi, the wife of King Nabhi. The King underwent many severe austerities and penance to please Lord Visnu to get a son like Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu accepted his plea and thus appeared as Lord Rsabha - son of King Nabhi and Merudevi.
He followed the orders of His guru and accepted a wife named Jayanti, who had been given to Him by the King of heaven, Indra. He begot a hundred sons in the womb of Jayanti. Of these hundred sons, the eldest was known as Bharata. Since the reign of Maharaja Bharata, the Indian sub-continent has been called Bharata-varsa. Rsabhadeva's other sons were headed by Kusavarta, Ilavarta, Brahmavarta, Malaya, Ketu, Bhadrasena, Indrasprk, Vidarbha and Kikata.
These data, in my opinion, describe in another mode about Rishi Rshabha Vaishvamitra doing penances (one of the places was Meru, which is a Nabhi of the world) to become a Brahmarshi. I believe that one Vaishvamitra is even called Bharata-rshabha.
The son of this Rshabha is Bharata after whom the whole subcontinent is named.
Thus, this version is not conflicting with the version of Bharata Dauhshanti, grandson of Vaishvamitra, as great conqueror of the subcontinent and giving his name to his dominion. It is only giving other details from another viewpoint, in my opinion.