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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Bhadrasāra (भद्रसार).—A king in the region of Kāśmīra. His only son, Sudharman, was very much devoted to Śiva and spent most of his time worshipping him. The father tried his best to withdraw his son from this excessive devotion but failed.

Then one day the great sage, Parāśara, came to the King as his guest and the King then requested him to make his son withdraw from his Śiva-worship. But Parāśara then told him about the previous life of Sudharmā and consoling him persuaded the King to do the 'Rudrābhiṣeka' (uninterrupted pouring of cold water over an idol of Śiva) by himself. The king then entrusted the state with his son and left for the forests accepting an ascetic life. (Skandha Purāṇa, 3.3.20-21).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Bhadrasāra (भद्रसार).—A Maurya who ruled for 25 years.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 145; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 332.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bhadrasara in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Santalum album L. from the Santalaceae (Sandalwood) family having the following synonyms: Sirium myrtifolium, Santalum ovatum, Santalum myrtifolium. For the possible medicinal usage of bhadrasara, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhadrasāra (भद्रसार):—[=bhadra-sāra] [from bhadra > bhand] m. Name of a king, [Vāyu-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhadrasara in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Bhadra, Sara, Cara.

Starts with: Bhadrasaras.

Full-text: Bhadrasaras, Bhadrahrada, Bhadra.

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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)

Chapter 11 - A list of sacred places (tīrtha) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]

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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)

Chapter 74 - Royal Dynasties < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]

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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)

Chapter XXIV - Dynasty of the kings of the Kali age < [Book IV]

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