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30-486: According to Hindu mythology, it is the place where Rishi Valmiki lived and wrote the hindu epic Ramayana . It is believed that Sita , consort of lord Rama , came here to stay during pregnancy and it was the place where Lava and Kusha were born. The temple is accessible by crossing the Triveni river and then by walking or taking a vehicle across the border via the nearby Gandaki barrage. This article about

60-404: A Hindu place of worship is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Valmiki Valmiki ( / v ɑː l ˈ m iː k i / ; Sanskrit : वाल्मीकि , romanized :  Vālmīki , [ʋɑːlmiːki] ) was a legendary poet who is celebrated as the traditional author of the epic Ramayana , based on the attribution in the text itself. He is revered as Ādi Kavi ,

90-483: A brief liaison with an apsara named Ghritachi, and together they had a child who grew up into a warrior-Brahmin named Drona . In the Mahabharata, Drona is instead born when Bharadvaja ejaculated his semen in a pot. Bharadvaja is therefore directly linked to two important characters of the epic Mahabharata — Dronacharya and Aśvatthāma , the son of Drona. According to the Mahabharata, Bharadvaja trained Drona in

120-567: A physician. He is one of the Saptarishis (seven great sages or Maharṣis ). His contributions to ancient Indian literature, specifically the Rigveda , provide significant insight into ancient Vedic society. He and his family of students were the authors of Mandala 6 in the Rigveda . In the epic Mahabharata , Bharadvaja was the father of Droṇācārya , the guru and instructor to

150-522: A son named Manyu also known as Bhumanyu while in the Mahabharata Bhumanyu is born to him by a yajna. In the epic Ramayana , Rama, Sita and Lakshmana meet Bharadvaja at his ashrama (hermitage) at the start of their fourteen-year exile. The sage asks them to stay with him through the exile, but they insist on going deeper into the forest to Chitrakuta, which was three krosha away from the ashram. Bharadvaja gives them directions. Bharata

180-458: Is Bharadvaja. The ancient Hindu medical treatise Charaka Samhita attributes Bharadvaja learning medical sciences to Indra , after pleading that "poor health was disrupting the ability of human beings from pursuing their spiritual journey", and then Indra provides both the method and specifics of medical knowledge. Bharadvaja is considered to be the initiator of the Bharadvāja gotra of

210-555: Is a major festival of the followers of the Balmiki religious sect of Hinduism. The Balmiki sect of Hinduism reveres Valmiki, where he is also known as Lal Beg or Bala Shah , as a patron saint, with a plethora of mandirs (temples) dedicated to him. In the Siddhar tradition of Tamil Nadu , Valmiki is known as Vanmeegar and is revered as one of the 18 esteemed Siddhars of yore. The Ettukudi Murugan Temple, Nagapattinam

240-525: Is home to his Jeeva Samadhi . An area in Chennai , Tiruvanmiyur is believed to derive its name from Sage Valmiki, Thiru-Valmiki-Oor. There is a temple for Valmiki located in this place, which is believed to be 1300 years old. Shree Valmiki Mata Maha Samsthana is a temple dedicated to Valmiki in Rajanahalli, Karnataka . Valmiki Ashram , a site considered to be the original ashram of Valmiki,

270-698: Is located in Chitwan district of Nepal . The site is near the Triveni Dham pilgrimage site. Several Indian films have been made on the life of the poet, beginning with G. V. Sane's Valmiki (1921); it was followed by Surendra Narayan Roy's Ratnakar (1921), Ellis Dungan 's Valmiki (1946), Bhalji Pendharkar 's Valmiki (1946), Sundarrao Nadkarni 's Valmiki (1946), C.S.R. Rao 's Valmiki (starring Rajkumar 1963) and Valmiki (starring N. T. Rama Rao ; 1963), and Arvind Bhatt's Sant Valmiki (1991). Bhatt's film which starred Suresh Oberoi in

300-647: The Brahmins , Khatris , Bharadvaja is the third in the row of the Pravara Rishis ( Aangirasa , Barhaspatya , Bharadvaja ) and is the first in the Bharadvaja Gotris , with the other two rishis being initiators of Gotras with their respective names. Bharadvaja and his family of students are 55. Bharadvaja and his family of students were the traditional poets of king Marutta of the Vedic era, in

330-558: The Kingdom of Kosala , whose wife Sita is abducted by Ravana , the demon-king ( Rakshasa ) of Lanka . The scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, and later stages extending up to the 3rd century CE, although original date of composition is unknown. As with many traditional epics, it has gone through a process of interpolations and redactions, making it impossible to date accurately. British satirist Aubrey Menen says that Valmiki

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360-596: The Mahabharata and the Puranas . In some later Puranic legends, he is described as the son of Vedic sage Atri . In Buddhist Pali canonical texts such as Digha Nikaya , Tevijja Sutta describes a discussion between the Buddha and Vedic scholars of his time. The Buddha names ten rishis , calls them "early sages" and makers of ancient verses that have been collected and chanted in his era, and among those ten rishis

390-517: The Pandava and Kaurava princes in the Mahabharata . Bharadvaja is also mentioned in Charaka Samhita , an authoritative ancient Indian medical text. The word Bharadvaja is a compound Sanskrit from " bhara(d) " and " vaja(m) ", which together mean "bringing about nourishment". The name lends itself to more than one yoga asana called Bharadvajasana ("nourishing pose") named after

420-470: The Brahmin turned thief got so engrossed in its recitation that ant-hills came up around his body. When the sages returned and heard the sound of the mantra coming from the ant-hill, they blessed him and said, "Since you achieved great Siddhi seated within a Valmīka (an anthill), you will become well-known in the world as Vālmīki." Valmiki was going to the river Ganges for his daily ablutions. A disciple by

450-623: The Hindu texts. Bharadvaja is a revered sage in the Hindu traditions, and like other revered sages, numerous treatises composed in the ancient and medieval eras are reverentially named after him. Some treatises named after him or attributed to him include: According to one legend, Bharadvaja married Sushila and had a son named Garga and a daughter named Devavarshini. According to some other legends, Bharadvaja had two daughters named Ilavida and Katyayani, who married Vishrava and Yajnavalkya respectively. According to Vishnu Purana , Bharadvaja had

480-558: The eponymous sage. His full name in Vedic texts is Bharadvaja Barhaspatya , the last name referring to his father and Vedic deity-sage Brihaspati . His mother was Mamata, wife of Utathya Rishi, who was the elder brother of Barhaspati. In the Bhagavata Purana , he is named as Vitatha. He is one of seven rishis mentioned four times in the Rigveda as well as in the Shatapatha Brahmana , thereafter revered in

510-526: The first poet, author of Ramayana , the first epic poem. The Ramayana , originally written by Valmiki, consists of 24,000 shlokas and seven cantos (kaṇḍas). The Ramayana is composed of about 480,002 words, being a quarter of the length of the full text of the Mahabharata or about four times the length of the Iliad . The Ramayana tells the story of a prince, Rama of the city of Ayodhya in

540-400: The great sage Narada and had a discourse with him on his duties. Moved by Narada's words, Agni Sharma began to perform penance and chanted the word "Mara" which meant "die". As he performed his penance for several years, the word became "Rama", a name of the god Vishnu. Huge anthills formed around Agni Sharma and this earned him the name of Valmiki. Agni Sharma, rechristened as Valmiki, learnt

570-416: The last chapter of the epic Ramayana . The Uttarakāṇḍa may not have been originally worked by Valmiki. The scholars Robert and Sally Goldman, for example, have pointed out: "Much of the narrative focuses on figures other than Rāma and is narrated only indirectly by Vālmīki, being placed in the mouths of other figures such as Agastya." It is believed to have been taken up from Sesha Ramayana. According to

600-576: The legend, Rama sent Sita to the forest. Sita finds refuge in Sage Valmiki's ashram, where she gives birth to twin boys Lava and Kusha . Lava and Kusha were Valmiki's first disciples, to whom he taught the Ramayana . Bala Kanda of the epic also tells the story of Valmiki narrating the Ramayana to Lava and Kusha, who become his disciples. Valmiki was alive during the Mahabharata , and he

630-591: The long years of Eternity For you killed a bird in love and unsuspecting Emerging spontaneously from Valmiki's rage and grief, this couplet is considered the first shloka in Sanskrit literature . Valmiki later composed the entire Ramayana in the same meter. Valmiki is revered as Adi Kavi (the first poet); the Ramayana is revered as the first kavya (poem). Valmiki played an important role in Uttarakāṇḍa,

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660-517: The male bird died on the spot. Filled by sorrow, its mate screamed in agony and died of shock. Valmiki's heart melted at this pitiful sight. He looked around to find out who had shot the bird. He saw a hunter with a bow and arrows, nearby. Valmiki became very angry. His lips opened and he cried out, मा निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगमः शाश्वतीः समाः। यत्क्रौञ्चमिथुनादेकमवधीः काममोहितम्॥' mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhā tvamagamaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ yat krauñcamithunādekam avadhīḥ kāmamohitam You will find no rest for

690-477: The name Bharadwaja was carrying his clothes. On the way, they came across the Tamasa Stream. Looking at the stream, Valmiki said to his disciple, "Look, how clear is this water, like the mind of a good man! I will bathe here today." When he was looking for a suitable place to step into the stream, he saw a crane couple mating. Valmiki felt very pleased on seeing the happy birds. Suddenly, hit by an arrow,

720-528: The scriptures from Narada and became the foremost of ascetics, revered by everyone. There also exist some legends about Valmiki having been a thief before turning into a rishi. The Nagara Khanda of the Skanda Purana in its section on the creation of Mukhara Tirtha mentions that Valmiki was born a Brahmin , with the name of Lohajangha and was a devoted son to his parents. He had a beautiful wife and both of them were faithful to each other. Once, when there

750-569: The title role remains unreleased after a case was filed against Oberoi for remarks deemed offensive by members of the Valmiki caste in India. Bharadwaja Traditional Bharadvaja ( Sanskrit : भरद्वाज , IAST : Bharadvāja ; also spelled Bharadwaja ) was one of the revered Vedic sages ( maharishi ) in Ancient India . He was a renowned scholar, economist, grammarian and

780-551: The use of weapons. Bharadvaja had two disciples: Agnivesa and Drupada . Agnivesa taught Drona the mastery of the weapon Agneya, while Drupada became the king of Panchala kingdom. One legend in the Mahabharata states that King Bharata adopted Bharadvaja as his son when he was delivered to the king by the Marutas . Bharadvaja married a kshatriya woman named Sushila. According to the Bhagavata Purana, Bharadvaja beget

810-479: Was "recognized as a literary genius," and thus was considered, "an outlaw," presumably because of his " philosophic scepticism ," as part of an "Indian Enlightenment" period. Valmiki is also quoted as being the contemporary of Rama. Menen claims Valmiki is "the first author in all history to bring himself into his own composition." Valmiki was born as Agni Sharma to a Brahmin named Pracheta (also known as Sumali) of Bhrigu gotra. According to legend he once met

840-621: Was born in the Treta Yuga as a form of Brahma who composed Ramayana and that people desirous of earning knowledge should worship Valmiki. He was later reincarnated as Tulsidas , who composed the Ramcharitamanas , which was the Awadhi - Hindi version of the Ramayana . The full moon day of Hindu month of Ashvin is celebrated as the birth anniversary of the poet. The day is also known as Pargat Diwas or Valmiki Jayanti, and

870-457: Was no rain in the region of Anarta , for twelve long years, Lohajangha, for the sake of his hungry family, started robbing people that he found in the forest. In the course of this life he met the seven sages or the Saptarishi and tried to rob them as well. But the learned sages felt pity on him and showed him the folly of his ways. One of them, Pulaha gave him a Mantra to meditate upon and

900-458: Was one of the many sages that visited Yudhisthira after the war. He told Yudhisthira the benefits of worshipping Shiva . Once upon a time, some ascetic possessors of the homa fire cursed Valmiki as guilty of brahminicide . The sin possessed him as soon as he was cursed. So he prayed to Shiva and he became cleansed of all his sins. Valmiki told Yudhisthira that he should also pray to Shiva like him. Vishnudharmottara Purana says that Valmiki

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