| Bharthari | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Illustrated_manuscript_depiction_of_Bharthari_Nath,_ca.1715.jpg) Illustrated manuscript depiction of Bharthari Nath, ca.1715 | |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Raja |
| Occupation | King |
| Spouse | Queen Pingala |
| Relatives | King Gandharva-Sena, King Gopi Chand, Vikramaditya |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
Bharatthari, also known as "Baba Bharthari" or "Jogi Sant" Bharthari in many parts of India, is the hero of many folk stories in North India. He was the ruler of Ujjain, before renouncing the world and abdicating in the favor of his younger brother Vikramaditya.
Stories of Bharthari and his nephew King Gopi Chand of Bengal, who are considered Nath panth yogis, abound in the Indian folklore of Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.[1]
Many of the details about the lives of Bharthari and his brother Vikramaditya are from the tales of Baital Pachisi (Twenty five tales of Baital), translated as 'Vikram and The Vampire' by Sir Richard Francis Burton in 1870.
- ^ Chhattisgarh Folktales of Bhartari Archived 27 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts 2004.