BADARIKASRAMA (BADARYASRAMA) 97 BAHUKA II

that he would take them later to he BAHU I. A of the them Hastinapura, king -varhsa () . He was the father of left the place. Sagara. He is known by the name It a ruse that 2) His fate to kill his own father. was by Subahualso. This king was once defeated in a battle and Sikhandi Arjuna made Bhisma fall. Arjuna put before being weary and sad he entered the hermitage of Aurva. his chariot and Bhisma refused to take arms against a His queen was given poison by another wife of the eunuch and accepted defeat. But Gaiigadevi witnessing King. But the child in her womb did not die. The queen the battle between Bhisma, her son, and Arjuna from wanted to jump into the fire in which the body of her above could not bear this foul play and so cursed that husband was to be burned. But Aurva told her that her Arjuna would die at the hands of his son. Ulupi the son would become a famous king and that she should wife of heard this curse and went to her not commit suicide. Thus she serpent Arjuna desisted from committing in turn went to and suicide. A son was born to father Kauravya who Gaiiga begged her. As she had been poison- then said ed the for a relief from the curse. Gaiigadevi that when child was in her womb the son was given but the Arjuna would be killed by Babhruvahana would be name Sagara (with poison) . It is said in Maha- brought to life by Ulupi by placing the Mftasanjlvani bharata, Adi Parva that this prince became a famous stone on the dead man's breast. king later. battle was II. Mention is 3) The killing of Arjuna. The BAHU made in Mahabharata, Udyoga was the over. When Yudhisthira performing Asvamedha Parva, Chapter 4, Stanza 22, that the Pandava's thought yaga Arjuna conducted a victory march with the yaga of sending an invitation to a king named Bahu for the horse. On his way he reached Manalur. At once Ulupi battle between the Kurus and themselves. called Babhruvahana and asked him to challenge Arjuna. BAHU III. A king of the Sundara dynasty. Mention is Babhruvahana with his bow and arrows attacked Arjuna made about this king in Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva and in the grim battle that followed Arjuna fell dead. Chapter 74. Seeing this Citraiigada came to the place of battle BAHUBHA.RYATVA. (Polygamy). Polygamy was a custom in weeping and abused Ulupi for persuading Babhruvahana vogue in ancient India. It was not prohibit- to kill his own father. Ulupi immediately went to the ed for a man to have more than one wife. It was serpent world and brought the Mrtasanjivani stone and customary to give dowry also. It is said in the Rgveda, as she placed it on Arjuna's breast he came to life as if Mandala 10, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 1 1 that the bride should waking up from a sleep. When he saw Citrarigada, proceed to the house of the husband, after the marriage. and smiled and asked A meant for Babhruvahana Ulupi he them spell (mantra) keeping down one's co-wife, why they had all come there. Ulupi then explained to is seen in the Rgveda, Mandala 10, Anuvaka 11, Sukta him the story of the curse and extremely pleased over 17. It is a prayer to destroy the love of husband for a the end of the curse Arjuna took them all to Hastina- co-wife and to direct that love towards oneself. The pura. (Chapters 218 to 210 of Adi Parva and Chapters deity of this spell is the wife of who was 79 to 82 of Asvamedha Pawa, M.B.). a polygamist. In those days marriage was an essential Other details. Sri Widow was not 4) (1 ) On reaching Hastinapura Krsna duty. marriage forbidden. gave Babhruvahana as a present a chariot drawn by BAHUDA. A holy bath. If one stays in this place for a divine horses. (Sloka 6, Chapter 88, AsVamedha night in celibacy and fast, one will get the fruits of Parva, M.B.) . performing a sacrifice to devas (gods). The modern (2) The diffeient names given to him in the are investigators say that this place is on the bank of river as follows : Citrangadasuta, Manippurpati, Dhananjaya- Dhavala which flows near Avadhi. It is mentioned in suta and Manipuresvara. Mahabharata, Santi Parva, Chapter 23 that the hermit

. A Likhita had recovered his lost BADARIKASRAMA. (BADARYASRAMA ) very hand, by bathing in this holy place in the Himalayas. It was here that Nara and holy place and giving oblations to his ancestors. Narayana did penance for thousands of years and the BAHUDAMA. An attendant of Subrahmanya. (M.B., Puranas, therefore, give it a very prominent place in Salya Parva, Chapter 46, Stanza 10). them. BAHUDANTAKA. A book on the science of Ethics (Niti- BADARlPACANA TlRTHA. the work of . It contains (BADARAPACANA). A astra) , ten thousand sacred place in Kuruksetra. If one lives here fasting for chapters. This book was abridged into five thousand twelve years eating dates only, one will become as chapters by Purandara. (M.B., Santi Parva, Chapter 69, great as Vasistha. (Chapter 83,'Vana Parva, M.B.). Stanza 83). BADARlVANA. A sacred place. ViSalapurl an ancient BAHUDANTl. Mother of Purandara who was the Indra of fame is near this Badarik- the Manvantara of a city puranic place. The during (Period Manu ) of Manu asYama comprises Badarivana and Visalapurl also. Vaivasvata. (See the word Purandara). BADAVAGNI. See under Aurva. BAHUDASUYAS"A. The wife of Pariksit, a King of the BADHIRA. A serpent of the Kasyapa dynasty. (There Kuru dynasty. A son named Bhlmasena was born to her is a reference to this serpent in Sloka 16, Chapter 74, (M.B., Adi Parva, Chapter 95).

Parva. . of Udyoga M.B.) BAHUGAVA. A king born the family of Yayati. BADULI. son of a Skandha 9 . A Visvamitra. He was follower of (Bhagavata, ) the Brahma cult. (M.B., AnuSasana Parva, Chapter 4, BAHUKA I. A serpent born in the family of Kauravya. Stanza 53). This snake fell in the sacrificial fire of Janamejaya and BAHIRGIRI. A mountainous region of ancient Bharata. was burnt to death. (M.B., Adi Parva, Chapter 57, Mention is made in Mahabharata, Sabha Parva, Stanza 13). Chapter 27, Stanza 3 that this country lying in the BAHUKA II. The pseudo-name assumed by Nala when of the of vicinity Himalayas had been conquered by Arjuna he was living in the palace Rtuparna in disguise. during his conquest of the North, For further information see the word Nala.