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{{About|character from Hindu Epic Ramayana|other uses|Bharat (disambiguation){{!}}Bharat}}<br />
{{short description|Rama's brother}}<br />
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{{Infobox deity<br />
| type = Hindu<br />
| image = File:Alone, Bharat worships the sandals.jpg<br />
| caption = Bharata places Rama's [[paduka]] (footwear) on the throne<br />
| name = Bharata<br />
| Devanagari = भरत<br />
| Sanskrit_transliteration = {{IAST|Bharata}}<br />
| dynasty = [[Raghuvanshi]]--[[Suryavansha]]<br />
| father = [[Dasharatha]]<br />
| mother = [[Kaikeyi]]<br />
| spouse = [[Mandavi]]<br />
| children = [[Taksha]] <br> [[Pushkala]]<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/dutt/ramaconc.htm Ramayana – Conclusion], translated by Romesh C. Dutt (1899)</ref><br />
| siblings = [[Rama]] (half-brother)<br>[[Lakshmana]] (half-brother)<br>[[Shatrughna]] (half-brother)<br>[[Shanta]] (half-sister)<br />
| parents = [[Dasharatha]] (father)<br />[[Kaikeyi]] (mother)<br />[[Kausalya|Kaushalya]] (step-mother)<br />[[Sumitra]] (step-mother)<br /><br />
| affiliation = Avatar of Panchajanya shankh<br />
| texts = [[Ramayana]] and [[Versions of Ramayana|its other versions]]<br />
| birth_place = Ayodhya<br />
| death_place = Sarayu River, Ayodhya<br />
}}<br />
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'''[[Ayodhya|Bharata]]''' is a Hindu [[deity]] depicted in the Indian [[Epic poetry|epic]] ''[[Ramayana]]''. Bharata was the younger half brother of [[Rama]]. ''Ramayana'' holds Bharata as a symbol of [[dharma]] and idealism.<br />
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Bharata is mostly worshipped in [[Kerala]].<br />
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According to the ''[[Ramayana]]'', Rama is the seventh ''[[Avatar]]'' of [[Vishnu]] while [[Lakshmana]], Bharata and [[Shatrughna]] are considered as part-incarnations of [[Sheshanaga]], [[Shankha]] and [[Sudarshan Chakra]] respectively.<ref name= Naidu>{{Cite book|last= Naidu |first= S. Shankar Raju|author2=Kampar, Tulasīdāsa |title= A comparative study of Kamba Ramayanam and Tulasi Ramayan| work=Shank| pages=44,148| access-date=2009-12-21| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=okVXAAAAMAAJ&q=Shankha&dq=Shankha&lr=&ei=emkcS6F6obKQBLGBmYcM|publisher= University of Madras|year=1971}}</ref><br />
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One of the few temples in India dedicated to him is the [[Koodalmanikyam Temple|Sangharatna Temple]] in [[Kerala]].<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Bharatá'' is a [[Vedic Sanskrit]] word. [[Monier Monier-Williams]] states that it means "to be or being maintained."<ref>Monier Monier-Williams, [http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/mw/0700/mw__0780.html भरत], Sanskrit English Dictionary with Etymology, Oxford University Press, page 747</ref><br />
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==Birth and marriage==<br />
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Bharata was born to the virtuous king of [[Ayodhya]], [[Dasharatha]] and his second wife, Queen [[Kaikeyi]]. He was married to [[Mandavi]], daughter of [[Kushadhwaja]], [[Janaka]]'s younger brother. Thus, Mandavi was [[Sita]]'s cousin. They had two sons - [[Taksha]] and [[Pushkala]].<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/dutt/ramaconc.htm Ramayana – Conclusion], translated by Romesh C. Dutt (1899)</ref><br />
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[[File: Antique Ravi Varma Hindu Divine Ritual Lord Shreeram Nandigram Enter Litho Print.jpg|thumb|left|Hindu Divine Ritual Lord Shreeram Nandigram Enter]]<br />
[[File: Bharata fainted during his father Dasratha's cremation.jpg|thumb|Bharata fainted during his father Dasratha's cremation]]<br />
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== Description ==<br />
According to [[Valmiki Ramayana]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Ramayan|last=Valmiki|date=1963|publisher=Sanskrit Series Office|oclc=969728693}}</ref> the four sons of [[Dasharatha|King Dasharatha]] i.e. [[Rama]], [[Lakshmana]], Bharata and [[Shatrughna]] were very close to each other. Ram was in line to become the king of [[Ayodhya]], as dictated by [[Primogeniture]] policy followed in the [[Ikshvaku]] clan, which they belonged to. But, Bharat's mother [[Kaikeyi]], before the crowning of [[Rama]] went into Kopa Bhawan. The Kopa Bhawan was a place where the wives of the ruling king could go when they felt neglected, to compel the king to come to visit her and hear her complaints. When [[Dasharatha|king Dasharatha]] arrived, she reminded him of the two wishes he had offered to her when she had saved his life in a battle. For her first boon, she asked for the exile or [[Vanvas]] of Rama for 14 years. Her second wish was to make her son Bharata, the second in line to the throne, the [[heir apparent]]. Since the clan of [[Raghu]] ( as the Ikshavaku clan is also called ) was known for keeping their word, Dasharatha had no choice but to adhere to her wishes. Once the order was officially announced, Rama went to exile with his wife [[Sita]] and younger brother Lakshmana. Bharata was visiting his maternal relatives, and on returning a few days later, heard the news of his elder brother's exile and his crowning as the heir apparent. Due to the bond shared between the brothers, he became angry with his mother [[Kaikeyi]] and her maid [[Manthara]], who had sown the seeds of discord in Kaikeyi's mind. As King Dasharatha lay on his death bed, he cried for his eldest son Rama. On his death, Bharata along with the mothers and [[Shatrughan|Shatrughna]] went to meet Rama and requested him to come back. When Rama refused to dishonor his father's word, Bharata asked for his sandals. He then placed the footwear on the royal seat of Ayodhya, thus laying clear the fact that Ram was the ruler of Ayodhya, and Bharata would only rule in his stead, for the time he wasn't there. In the 14 years that followed, he went to Nandigrama (forest near Ayodhya) to pray to gods for his brother's safe arrival, living in austere conditions and leaving the amenities of the royal palace. There, he survived by eating only Kanda Mul and wearing the rough clothes of [[rishi munis]] or hermits. After 14 years, Rama was reunited with him and they went back to Ayodhya. There, Rama has crowned the king.<br />
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== In popular culture ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Year !! TV Series !! Channel !! Country !! Played by<br />
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| 1987–1988 || [[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan (TV series)]] || [[DD National]] || [[India]] || Sanjay Jog <br />
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| 1997-2000|| [[Jai Hanuman (1997 TV series)]] || [[DD Metro]] || [[India]] || <br />
Riten Mukherjee <br />
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| 2000|| [[Vishnu Puran (TV series)|Vishnu Puran]]|| [[Zee TV]] || [[India]] || Ayush Pandey<br />
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| 2002 ||[[Ramayan (2002 TV series)]]||[[Zee TV]]||[[India]]|| Ayush Pandey <br />
|-<br />
| 2008–2009 || [[Ramayan (2008 TV series)]] || [[NDTV Imagine]] || [[India]] || Vijay Bhatia <br />
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| 2012–2013 || [[Ramayan (2012 TV series)]] || [[Zee TV]] || [[India]] || Nishant Kumar <br />
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| 2015–2016 || [[Siya Ke Ram]] || [[Star Plus]] || [[India]] || Sujay Reu<br />
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| 2019–2020 || [[Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush]] || [[Colors TV]] || [[India]] || [[Kanan Malhotra]]<br />
|}<br />
There are many [[Folk music|folk songs]] dedicated to Bharata in Indian languages, mostly in [[Malayalam]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Genealogy of Rama]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{citation |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24869 |title=Ramayana }}, translated in English by [[Ralph T. H. Griffith|Griffith]], from [[Project Gutenberg]]<br />
* {{citation|title=Balkand |last=Poddar |first=Hanuman Prasad |author-link=Hanuman Prasad Poddar |date=2001 |url=http://www.gitapress.org |location=[[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh|Gorakhpur]] |publisher=[[Gita Press]] |isbn=81-293-0406-6 |series=94 |language=awa, hi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713120313/http://www.gitapress.org/ |archive-date=13 July 2010 |df=dmy }}<br />
* {{citation |last=Bhalla |first=Prem P. |title=The Story Of Sri Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xiv9_Cp3OtQC&pg=PA24 |date=1 January 2009 |publisher=Peacock Books |isbn=978-81-248-0191-8 }}<br />
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* [https://www.quora.com/Ram-was-an-avatar-of-Vishnu-Laxman-of-Sheshnag-Who-were-Bharat-and-Shatrughan-avatars-of Ram and Bharatha]<br />
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