Bhaskararajapuram, Bhāskararājapuram: 1 definition

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Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

Bhāskararājapuram (भास्करराजपुरम्) (on the banks of river Kāverī) is the name of a village gifted to Bhāskararāya (C. 1685-1775 C.E.) by the Maratha ruler of Thanjavur. Bhāskararāya was a polymath of 18th century and the son of Gambhīrarāya Bhāratī and Konamāmbā of Viśvāmitragotra and younger brother of Sakhārāma. Bhāskararāya married to Ānandī, who afterward became famous in the name of Padmāvatyambikā and by their union a boy namely Pāṇḍuraṅga took birth. He also married another lady namely Pārvatī during his tour to Gujarat. He migrated to the banks of Krishna river from Benares. Towards the end of his life, he resided at Bhāskararājapuram (on the banks of river Kāverī), gifted to him by the Maratha ruler of Thanjavur.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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