Gautama Ashram
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Template:Monastery Gautam Ashram (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) was a gurukul of the ancient Indian philosopher Gautama.[1] It is located at the west bank of Khiroi river in Brahmpur village of Jale block of Darbhanga district in Bihar. It is only at a seven kilometres distance from Kamtaul railway station.
Background
It is believed that Akshapada Gautama wrote his famous book Nyaya Shastra at this place. There is also a very famous pond known as Gautam Kund, where Gautam Rishi took his bath daily. It is believed that this Kund was brought by the sage Gautama as symbolic Ganga near his Ashram. Therefore it is also known as Gautami Ganga.[2][3] Aksapada Gautama was the Acharya of the Ancient Mithila University.[4] He taught Nyaya Shastra to his disciples. So this place was also a Gurukul of the Ancient Mithila University. Nearby the ashram, there is Ahilya Sthan related to Ahilya. Ahilya was the wife of Gautam Rishi. Gautam Ashram and Ahilya Sthan have a great importance in the history of ancient Mithila.[5][6][7][8]
In Puranas
In the text Vayu Purana, there is mention of the King Nimi of the Videha Kingdom who established the city of Jayantapura near the Ashram of the sage Gautama.[9] Similarly in the text Vishnu Purana as well as Ramayana, the king Nimi came to the Gautam Ashram for inviting the sage Gautama as his purohit for performing a Yajna to end a huge famine in his kingdom.[10][11]
Ramayana
In Ramayana, when Guru Vishwamitra along with his disciples Rama and Lakshmana were traveling to the Mithila Kingdom, then the Gautam Ashram was one of the major locations in their journey. When they reached near the Gautam Ashram, they found the ashram in deserted situation having a woman statue in its campus. The disciple Rama inquired about the history of the ashram with his Guru Vishwamitra. Then Vishwamitra narrated the story of the curse of Ahalya.[12] It is believed that Ahalya was freed from the curse of Gautama Rishi by touching the feet of Lord Rama here.[13]
Seven Days Conference in the Ashram
A philosophical debate was held by Aksapada Gautama, the kulapati (chancellor), at his ashram. Scholars of ashrams from different parts of Mithila and outside Mithila region gathered to deliver lectures and participate in discussion on problems of the day, spiritualism and mysteries of nature. Aksapada Gautama was very curious to copy all these books. He copied some of them. But he was very busy in welcoming the Scholars and Kulpaties of different Ashrams who came there, so he entrusted the task of copying the books to the Acharyas and Brahmcharies of his own Ashram. Seerdhawaja Janaka, the Emperor of Mithila and Devraj Indra also arrived in this conference. Seerdhawaja Janaka was also the Kuladhipati of all the Kulpaties of the Ashrams in his kingdom. He ensured to Aksapada Gautama for the funding and security of the Ashram. Then the Ashram was decorated very beautiful to welcome Devraj Indra.[14]
References
- ↑ "Culture & Heritage | Welcome to Darbhanga District | India". Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ↑ Sarvahitkari (2021-01-18). Sanskrit Vangmaya Ka Brihat Ithas IX Nyaya Gajanan Shastri Musalgaonkar. p. 10. Search this book on
- ↑ "अक्षपाद | भारतकोश". m.bharatdiscovery.org (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ↑ Chaudhary P. C. Roy (1964). Bihar District Gazetteers Darbhanga. Search this book on
- ↑ "गौतम आश्रम से निकली थी न्यायशास्त्र की पहली गंगा". Hindustan (in hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-19.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Gautam Ashram Brahampur – Hindu Temple Timings, History, Location, Deity, shlokas". Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम (2018-07-20). "इस मंदिर की पुजारी है महिला, भगवान राम के चरणों से यहां हुआ था चमत्कार". नवभारत टाइम्स (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ↑ "सड़क निर्माण के लिए मुख्य अभियंता को ग्रामीणों ने रोका". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ↑ Oriental Translation Fund. 1840. p. 389. Search this book on
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (2020-09-28). "The Story of Nimi [Chapter 55]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ↑ Guptā, Madanalāla (1997). Mānasa pātra paricaya (in हिन्दी). Śrī Prakāśana. p. 151. Search this book on
- ↑ Sharma, Kunti (1967). Tulasidas Ramayana. Higginbothams. p. 19. Search this book on
- ↑ "English Commentaries | Valmiki Ramayanam". www.valmiki.iitk.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ↑ Kohli, Narendra (2016-11-21). Initiation. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-5083-705-4. Search this book on
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