Bharadwaja is the sage of Prayag, at the meeting of the Ganga and Yamuna. He shelters Rama on the way into exile, directs him to Chitrakoot, feasts Bharata's army by his power and welcomes Rama on the way home.
RoleSage
Appears inRamayana
GroupRishis and sages
KingdomRishi ashrams
First appearsAyodhya Kanda, Sarga 54
Sargas6 in the Valmiki Ramayana
Who was Bharadwaja?
Bharadwaja is a Vedic seer and the father of Drona in the Mahabharata tradition. In the Ayodhya Kanda he receives Rama, Sita and Lakshmana at his hermitage and advises them to live at Chitrakoot, a peaceful hill ten krosha away.
When Bharata arrives with an army, Bharadwaja tests his intentions, then calls on Vishwakarma and the gods to feast every soldier in splendour. At the end of the war Rama lands at his hermitage in the Pushpaka and learns from him that all is well in Ayodhya.
In the Valmiki Ramayana
Bharadwaja appears in 6 sargas across 2 Kandas.
First appearsAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 54: At Bharadwaja's Hermitage
2.54At Bharadwaja's HermitageAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 54 · भरद्वाज का आश्रम2.90Bharadwaja Tests BharataAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 90 · भरद्वाज की परीक्षा2.91A Feast Fit for GodsAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 91 · दिव्य आतिथ्य2.92On to ChitrakootAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 92 · चित्रकूट की ओर2.113Bharata Carries the Sandals HomeAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 113 · पादुकाओं के साथ वापसी6.127At Bharadwaja's HermitageYuddha Kanda · Sarga 127 · भरद्वाज के आश्रम में
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