About Bharadwaj

Bharadwaja was one of the greatest Hindu Arya sages (Maharshis) descendant of rishi Angirasa, whose accomplishments are detailed in the Puranas. He was one of the Saptarshis (Seven Great Sages Rishi) in the present Manvantara; with others being Atri, Vashishtha, Vishvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Kashyapa. Bharadwaja rishi was father of Dronacharya and grand father of Ashwatthama. Bharadwaja Maharshi, a sage of the Vedic period, is renowned for his thirst for knowledge. He attained extraordinary scholarship and the power of meditation.

Bharadwaj as Gotra means people who are the descendants of Rishi Bharadwaj. Bharadwaja is an ancestor of Brahmin People belonging to the Bharadwaja gotra. Bharadwaja who is the great grand son of Lord Brahma is the root for his clan, Bharadwaja gotra.Rishi Bharadwaj was the son of sage Brihaspati. Sage Brihaspati was the son of Rishi Angiras. These three rishis are called the traya rishi of the Bharadwaj Gotra.in earlier days Sages were only Brahmins excepting Sage Vishwamitra. Also all the warrior brahmins became Kshatriyas later. Later all the business minded Kshatriyas became vaishyas. Hence there are people of all the three communities having a common Gotra especially Bhardwaj Gotra. Guru Dronacharya was the son of sage Bharadwaj. All the descendants of Bharadwaj Gotra display warrior skills because sage Bharadwaj married a Kshatriya woman called Suseela. According to Anuloma marriage, the offsprings who are born to a brahmin father and a kshatriya woman take the characteristics of Kshatriya though technically being a Brahmin. Hence the brahmin descandants of Bharadwaj Gotra are referred to as Brahma-Kshatriyas (Warrior Brahmins). They are considered to have intelligence in Vedas and war.

In Ramayana, Rama along with Sita and Lakshmana went on exile for the words of his father. Rama along with them went through many forest regions starting from crossing yamuna river with help of Guha ,head clanman and a friend of Rama's father Dasaratha. As he travelled he visited many rishi's ashrams. Met many rishis and sages including Agasthiyar, Gauthama and Bharadwaja. Rama and others rested in Bharadwaj's ashram and accepted his offerings as great sages knew that Rama is incarantion of Vishnu, Sita devi is goddess Lakshmi and Lakshmana is none other than Shesha-Nag.

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• “जब तक अपनी हार को दब्बूपने से स्वीकार नहीं कर लेते, आप हारने के लिए नहीं बने हैं. ” *** “जब तक आप आंतरिक रूप से शांति नहीं खोज पाते तो इसे अन्यत्र खोजने से कोई लाभ नहीं है *** “प्रत्येक कलाकार एक दिन नौसिखिया ही होता है.” *** “सहिष्णुता के अभ्यास में आपका शत्रु ही सर्वश्रेष्ठ शिक्षक होता है.” *** “जिस चीज को आप बदल नहीं सकते हैं, आपको उसे अवश्य ही सहन करना चाहिए.” *** “निर्धनता में भी हंस सकने वाला व्यक्ति निर्धन नहीं होता है.” *** “यदि आपको भगवान का भय है, तो आपको मनुष्यों से डर नहीं लगेगा.” *** “सबसे बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति के लिए अभी भी कुछ सीखना बाकी होता है.” *** “हम आगे बढ़ते हैं, नए रास्ते बनाते हैं, और नई योजनाएं बनाते हैं, क्योंकि हम जिज्ञासु है और जिज्ञासा हमें नई राहों पर ले जाती है।” *** “खोया समय कभी फिर नहीं मिलता.” *** “सुअवसरों पर कदम बढ़ाना ही सफलता की सीढ़ी चढ़ने का उत्तम तरीका है. ” *** “सफल होने के लिए ज़रूरी है कि आप में सफलता की आस असफलता के डर से कहीं अधिक हो. ” *** “मुझे सफलता का उपाय नहीं मालूम लेकिन यह मालूम है कि सब को खुश करने का प्रयत्न असफलता का उपाय है.” *** "Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, & know that you are the creator of your own destiny". *** "Fear Not. What is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed". *** "We live by admiration, hope and love." *** "We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope". *** "Success is not the key to happiness, Happiness is the key to success, If you love what you are doing, you will be successful". *** "Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others" *** "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions" *** "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion" *** "Death is not the end, Death can never be the end, Death is the road, Life is the traveller, The Soul is the Guide" *** "Where there is love there is life" *** "There are only two ways to live your life, One is as though nothing is a miracle, The other is as if everything is" *** "Correction does much, but encouragement does more" *** "Truth alone Triumphs" *** "The Face of Truth is covered with a brilliant golden orb, Remove it, O Sun, so that I who am devoted to the Truth may behold the Truth" *** "Truth is such a rare thing, it is delighted to tell it" *** "The real Truth, the highest Truth, comes to us only when we reach the Absolute" *** "Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal" *** "This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love" *** "Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced." *** "Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin ? to say that you are weak, or others are weak" *** "You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul" *** "We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far" *** "Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being" *** "You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself" *** "The first sign of your becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful" *** "The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong" *** “In one word, this ideal is that you are divine" *** "The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them" *** "All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark" *** "The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves!" *** "YOU know, I may have to be born again, you see, I have fallen in love with mankind" *** “BY the study of different RELIGIONS we find that in essence they are one” *** “Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth” *** “To devote your life to the good of all and to the happiness of all is religion. 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Be patient" *** "Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end" *** ""

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