Maharishi Bhardwaj another Saptarishi 

As last time we discussed one Saptarishi Agastya so today we will continue our journey of Saptarishis. Maharishi Bhardwaj was the another Saptarishi in this list. 

Bhardwaj has been called the seer of the sixth division of the Rigveda. There are 765 mantras of Bharadwaj in this circle.

23 mantras of Bharadwaj are also found in the Atharvaveda. Bharadwaja-sage holds a very high position among the Vedic sages. Bhardwaj's father was Jupiter and mother Mamta.

Rishi Bhardwaj another Saptarishi

Dynasty of Bhardwaj

Among the sons of Rishi Bhardwaj, 10 sages are the mantras of the Rigveda, and a daughter named 'Ratri' is also considered to be the mantra of Ritu Sukta. The names of Mantradrishta sons of Bhardwaj are Rijishva, Garg, Nar, Payu, Vasu, Shas, Shirambitha, Shunhotra, Sapratha, and Suhotra. 

According to Rigveda's Sarvanukramani, 'Kshipa' is said to be the daughter of Bharadwaja. In this way, 12 children of sage Bharadwaj were honored in the category of Mantradrishta sages. Bharadwaj Rishi had very deep experiences. The dimensions of his education were very broad.

Bhardwaj's education

Bharadwaja had studied grammar-scripture from Indra and taught it to many sages including interpretation. It is described in both 'Ruktantra' and 'Aitareya Brahmin'. Charaka Rishi wrote that Bharadwaja had studied Ayurveda from Indra. Based on his deep study of this Ayurveda, Bharadwaja also composed the Ayurveda-Samhita. Bharadwaja received the teachings of theology from Maharishi Bhrigu and composed 'Bharadwaja-Smriti'.

Mahabharata and Hemadri have mentioned this. It is prevalent in the Pancharatra-bhakti-sampradaya that Rishi Bharadwaja was also the creator of 'Bharadwaja-Samhita', a code of the sect. According to Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, sage Bharadwaja preached on 'Dhanurveda'. There, it is also said that the sage Bharadwaj practiced 'Rajashastra'.

Kautilya respectfully accepted the sage Bharadwaj among the creators of his earlier Arthashastra. Rishi Bharadwaj had composed a large text called ‘Yantra-Sarvasva’.

Some part of this book has been published by Swami Brahmamuni under the name of 'Vimana-Shastra'. This book describes the creation of various metals for high and low-level planes. Thus the grammar, theology, pedagogy, theology, economics, archery, Ayurveda, and physicist Rishi Bharadwaj were together in this book. And in other texts, only the quotations of his texts attest. 

A fascinating incident concerning his education is found in the Taittiriya Brahmana-Granth.

The description of the incident is as follows- Bharadwaj endeavored to study the entire Vedas. Pleased Indra with strong will power and hard penance. Bhardwaj was pleased with Indra and asked for a hundred years of age to study. Bhardwaj kept studying. Hundred years are over. Pleased with the dedication of study, Indra again asked to ask for the groom, so Bharadwaj asked for another hundred years of study again. Indra provided a hundred years. Thus the order of study and boon continued.

Bhardwaj studied for three hundred years. After this, Indra again appeared and said - "O Bharadwaj! If I give you a hundred more years, what will you do with them? 'Bharadwaj replied simply,' I will study the Vedas. '

Indra immediately erected three mountains of sand, then took a handful of sand in his hands and said - 'Bharadwaj, understand these are three Vedas and your study of three hundred years is this handful of sand. The Vedas are eternal. What you have known in three hundred years of age, it is too much to know. '

Therefore, pay attention to my point - 'Agni is the nature of all disciplines. Therefore, know fire only. Knowing him, the knowledge of all the disciplines will be attained automatically, after this Indra made Bharadwaj duly knowledge of Savitri-Agni-Vidya. Bharadwaja, knowing that fire, got the nectar from it and went to heaven and attained life with Aditya.

Indra interviewed the element of fire, identified it with knowledge, and composed the works in spirit. He was the ultimate master in the experiments of Ayurveda. That is why he attained the highest age among the sages. He has been counted as the longest sage in the Brahmanas by the term 'long live'.

Charaka Rishi called Bharadwaja as 'infinite'.

Bharadwaj was the priest of the sage Kashiraj Divodas. He was the priest of Pratodhan, son of Divodas and then the same Mantradrishta sage performed the Yagya of Pratsardan's son Kshetra.

At the time of exile, Shri Ram went to his ashram, which was historically a treaty of Treta-Dwapar. From the above evidence, there is no exaggeration in calling Bharadwaja Rishi as ‘Anuchanatam’ and ‘long live’ or ‘infinite’ age.

Sound singer

Bharadwaja received the 'Samagan' from the gods.

It is said in the tenth mandala of the Rig Veda - 'This is how all the sages learned the ultimate knowledge of the yajna which was secret in the cave of the intellect, but Bharadwaja sage gave it to the dysthan (swargaloka) -  Savita, Vishnu, and fire god. He got the knowledge of Brihatsam only.

This point shows both the superiority and characteristic of the sage Bharadwaja. 'Saam' means (Sa + Am :) Alap based on the Ritchas. The anthem based on the hymns is 'Sama'. The sage Bharadwaja had imbibed 'Brihatsam'.

In the context of the definitions of Brahmanical texts, we can say that based on the hymns, the vocal singing which expresses the heaven, Aditya, mind, superiority, and Tejas in the tone of the voice is called 'Brihatsam'.

Rishi Bharadwaj was such a great singer-singer. They are counted in the category of the four major sama-singers - Gautama, Vamdev, Bhardwaj, and Kashyapa.