Badaryashrama, Badaryāśrama, Badari-ashrama: 2 definitions
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Badaryashrama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Badaryāśrama can be transliterated into English as Badaryasrama or Badaryashrama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesBadaryāśrama (बदर्याश्रम) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.88.22). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Badarī-āśrama) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraBadaryāśrama (बदर्याश्रम) or Badarikāśrama is the name of a holy hermitage (āśrama), first mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 5. Accordingly, “... having thus read that hermit a lesson, and having been praised by him prostrate in adoration, Vararuci went to the tranquil site of the hermitage of Badarī (Badaryāśrama). There he, desirous of putting off his mortal condition, resorted for protection with intense devotion to that goddess who only can protect, and she, manifesting her real form to him, told him the secret of that meditation which arises from fire, to help him to put off the body”.
Note: Badaryāśrama is a celebrated place of pilgrimage near the source of the Ganges, the Bhadrinath of modern travellers.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Badaryāśrama, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Badari, Ashrama.
Full-text: Badarikashrama, Naranarayanas, Khandaparashu, Naranarayana, Mucukunda, Arshtishena, Carvaka, Kirti, Badara, Abhisheka.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Narayaniya (Narayaneeyam) (by Vishwa Adluri)
Chapter 11 - (Mahābhārata 12.331.1-52)
Chapter 1 - (Mahābhārata 12.321.1-43)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 50 - Aparā Ekādaśī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 73 - The Greatness of Mathurā < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 200 - The Episode of a Bhilla and a Lion < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 95 - The Greatness of Nārāyaṇa Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 2 - Meeting of Nārāyaṇa and Nārada < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Chapter 5 - The Arrival of the Lord < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)