Rishi Bhargava

Written by Alok Mohan on March 10, 2023. Posted in Uncategorized

राजर्षि गाधि और भार्गव
सनातन धर्म में कोई जाति व्यवस्था नहीं थी, जैसा कि वेदों और पुराणों जैसे प्राचीन साहित्य से स्पष्ट है। सभी अपने को आर्य मानते थे। सनातन धर्म उन दिनों तीन वर्गों में विभाजित था। जिन्होंने हवन, विवाह आदि धार्मिक अनुष्ठान किए। ब्राह्मण कहलाते थे। संस्कृत मन्त्रों के रचयिता ऋषि की संज्ञा प्राप्त करते थे, जबकि राजा और उनके परिवार के सदस्य क्षत्रिय माने जाते थे। बाकी सभी आर्य वंशज कहलाए, जिसका मतलब साधारण मनुष्य था। ब्राह्मणों की उत्पत्ति वैदिक काल के सात कुलों से हुई थी। ये सात कुल भार्गव, अंगिरस, आत्रेय, कश्यप, वसिष्ठ, अगस्त्य और कौशिक हैं। इन वंशों में से सबसे प्राचीन भार्गव, आत्रेय और कश्यप हैं, जिनके प्रवर्तक भृगु, अत्रि और कश्यप ऋषि थे और मनु के समकालीन थे। ऋषि भृगु को अथर्वन ओट अंगिरा के नाम से भी जाना जाता था। इसलिए उनके वंशज भार्गव और अंगिरस हुए। लेकिन कुछ समय बाद भृगुवंश की एक शाखा ने अंगिरस नाम के एक स्वतंत्र वंश का रूप ले लिया, इसलिए बाकी भार्गवों ने खुद को अंगिरस कहना बंद कर दिया। कालांतर में भार्गवों और अग्रिरों की संख्या में वृद्धि होने के कारण दोनों कुल दो गणों में विभाजित हो गए। कालांतर में कुछ क्षत्रिय भी इन दोनों कुलों में शामिल हो गए। भृगु वंशावली में सबसे पहला नाम भृगु का आता है, जो ब्रह्मा के पुत्र थे। भृगु के दो पुत्र च्यवन और कवि थे। भार्गव वंश की शुरुआत उनके दो पुत्रों से हुई थी। भार्गव वंश को दो गणों में बांटा गया था 1 अपनावन च्यवन के वंशज अपनावन के नाम पर 2. शौनक अपने ही वंशज शुनक के नाम पर। पृथु नाम के एक राजा थे जिनके पिता का नाम वेन था। इस राजा का एक वंशज पुजारी बन गया और भार्गवों में शामिल हो गया। उनके वंशज एक अलग कबीले बन गए, और वैन्या या पथरी कहलाए। राजा दिवोदास के ये पुत्र, मित्रयु भी भार्गवों में शामिल हो गए, और मैत्रेय कहलाए। भार्गवों के क्षत्रिय मूल के तीसरे गोत्र को वैतहव्य या यास्क कहा जाता था। यास्क ने निरुक्त नामक ग्रंथ की रचना की। यास्क के वंशजों में से एक, एक पुजारी बन गया और भार्गवों में शामिल हो गया और उसके वंशजों को वैतहव्य या यास्क के नाम से जाना जाने लगा। भार्गवों के एक अन्य गण को वेदविश्वज्योति कहा जाता है। इस प्रकार भार्गवों में छह गण थे।
राजर्षि की भार्या कावेरी से सुहोत्र नामक पुत्र हुआ,
उसका पुत्र अजक, अजक का पुत्र बलाकाश्व, उसके तीन पुत्र गया, शील और कुश हुए। कुश के चार पुत्र थे। कुशस्तम्भ के गाधि जो इन्द्र के अवतार थे। इनका नाम कौशिक भी था कुशस्तम्भ की पत्नी पौरूकत्सा थी, जो गाधि की मां थी। ऐश्वर्यशाली गांधि की बड़ी कन्या सत्यावती को गाधि ने भृगुवंशीय ऋचीक को समर्पित किया। ऋचीक के पुत्र जमदग्नि हुए। ऋचीक का पिता उर्व था।
गाधि के पुत्र विश्वामित्र क्षत्रिय होते हुए भी ब्रहर्षि हुए। विश्वामित्र का दूसरा नाम विश्वरथ था। इक्ष्वांकु वंशीय सुवेणु या रेणु राजा की बेटी कामली जिसका नाम रेणुका था। उसका विवाह जमदग्नि से हुआ। विश्वामित्र प्रभृति क्षत्रिय राजाओं ने धर्य, तपस्या अथवा ज्ञान द्वारा ब्राह्मणत्व की प्राप्त की। अन्य राजर्षि मान्धाता, संकृति, कपि पुरुकुत्स, अनुहवान, ऋथु, आष्टिषेण, अजयीत भागान्य, कक्षीव, शिजप, रथीता, रून्द्र विष्णु वृद्वादि राजाओं ने क्षत्रिय जाति में उत्पन्न होकर तपस्या द्वारा ऋषि पदवी प्राप्त की।
गाधि विश्वामित्र के पिता हैं। वायु पुराण के अनुसार गाधि ‘कुशश्व’ के पुत्र थे। इनकी माता ‘पुरुकुत्सा’ की पुत्री थीं। वह कान्यकुब्ज देश का राजा था। इसलिए इस बालक में ब्राह्मण और क्षत्रिय दोनों के गुण मौजूद थे। उनकी पुत्री का नाम ‘सत्यवती’ था। नाभादास के अनुसार उनकी पुत्री के पुत्र जमदग्नि मुनि थे, जिनके आत्मीय परशुराम कहलाते हैं।

English Translation.

There was no caste system in Sanatana Dharma, as is evident from ancient literature like Vedas and Puranas. Everyone considered himself to be an Arya.
Sanatana Dharma was divided into three classes, those days.
Those who performed religious ceremonies like Havan, marriage etc.
were called Brahmins.
The creators of Sanskrit mantras used to get the designation of rishis, while the kings and their family members were recognised as Kshatriyas. All the rest were called Aryan descendants, which meant ordinary human beings.
Brahmins originated from seven clans of Vedic period. These seven clans are Bhargava, Angiras, Atreya, Kashyapa, Vasistha, Agastya and Kaushik. Most ancient of these clans are the Bhargava, Atreya and Kashyapas, whose originators were sages namely Bhrigu, Atri and Kashyapa and were contemporary to Manu.
Rishi Bhrigu was also known as Atharvan ot Angira. That’s why his descendants were Bhargava and Angiras. But after some time a branch of Bhriguvansh took the form of an independent dynasty named Angiras, so the rest of the Bhargavas stopped calling themselves Angiras. Due to the increase in the number of Bhargavas and Agiras in the course of time, both the clans were divided into two ganas. Later on, some Kshatriyas also joined these two clans. In the Bhrigu genealogy, the first name comes of Bhrigu, who was son of Brahma. Bhrigu had two sons, Chyavan and Kavi.
Bhargava dynasty was started from his two sons.
The Bhargava dynasty was divided into two ganas 1 Apnavan after the name of Chyavan’s descendant Apnavan 2. Shaunak after his own descendant Shunak.
There was a king namely Prithu whose father’s name was Vena. A descendant of this king became a priest and had joined Bhargavas. His descendants became a separate clan, and were called Vainyas or Pathryas.
Yhe son of King Divodas, Mitrayu also joined the Bhargavas, and were called Maitreya. The third clan of Kshatriya origin of the Bhargavas was called Vaitahavya or Yasak. Yask composed a book named Nirukta. One of the descendants of Yask, became a priest and joined the Bhargavas and his descendants came to be known as Vaitahavya or Yaska.
Another Gana of Bhargavas is called Vedvishwajyoti. Thus there were six ganas among the Bhargavas.
Rajarshi’s wife Kaveri had a son named Suhotra. His son was Ajak, Ajak’s son was Balakasva, he had three sons Gaya, Sheel and Kush. Kush had four sons. The Gadhis of Kushastambha who were incarnations of Indra. His name was also Kaushik. Kushastambha’s wife was Paurukatsa, who was Gadhi’s mother. Gadhi dedicated Satyavati, the elder daughter of Aishwaryashali Gadhi, to the Bhrigu dynasty Richik.
Richik’s son became Jamadagni. Richik’s father was Urva. Gadhi’s son Vishwamitra became a brahshi even though he was a Kshatriya. Vishvamitra’s other name was Vishvaratha. Ikshvanku dynasty Suvenu or Renu. Raja’s daughter Kamali whose name was Renuka. Vishvamitra was married to Jamadagni. Vishwamitra Prabhriti Kshatriya kings attained Brahminhood through patience, penance or knowledge. Other Rajarshi Mandhata, Sankriti, Kapi Purukutsa, Anuhavan, Rithu, Ashtishen, Ajayit Bhaganya, Kakshiva, Shijap, Rathita, Rundra Vishnu Vridwadi kings were born in the Kshatriya caste and therefore attained the title of sage by penance.
Gadhi is father of Vishwamitra. According to Vayu Purana, Gadhi was the son of ‘Kushashva’. His mother was the daughter of ‘Purukutsa’. He was the king of Kanyakubj country.The qualities of both Brahmin and Kshatriya were therefore present in this child. His daughter’s name was ‘Satyavati’.
According to Nabhadas, the son of his daughter was Jamadagni Muni, whose soulmate is called Parshuram.

Alok Mohan

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