I think it is connected to Shakuntala and his son.I am not sure.please help me.
2006-09-26 03:15:20 · 4 answers · asked by neeta p 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
There are many “Bharatas” in history, of which Bharata the brother of Lord Rama, Bharata the son of King Rsabha, and Bharata the son of Maharaja Dusyanta are very famous. And all these Bharatas are historically known to the universe.
According to Bhagavat Purana, formally the whole earth was one kingdom and this earth planet is known as Bharata, or Bharata-varsa.
This name was due to King Bharata the son of Rsabha, or according to some due to the reign of the son of Dusyanta.
So far as Vaishnava Acharyas are convinced, this land’s name Bharata-varsa was established from the reign of Bharata the son of King Rsabha. Before him the land was known as Ilavati-varsa, but just after the coronation of Bharata, the son of Rsabha, this land became famous as Bharata-varsa.
But despite all this, Bharata, the son of Dusyanta was not less important. He is the son of the famous beauty Shakuntala. King Dusyanta fell in love with Shakuntalä in the forest, and Bharata was conceived. After that, King forgot his wife Shakuntala by the curse of Kanva Muni, and the child Bharata was brought up in the forest by his mother. A full description of Maharaja Bharata is given in the Mahabharata, Adi-parva. The Pandavas, or the Kurus, are sometimes addressed as Bharata due to being born in the dynasty of the famous Maharaja Bharata, the son of King Dusyanta.
Mahabharat means “History of Greater Bharat”.
(from Srimad Bhagavatam 1.12.20 Purport )
2006-09-26 04:35:35 · answer #1 · answered by Parsu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
T You are rightt.he Bhaarata comes from king Bharata , son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala. The Bhaarata battle was fought between the descendents of Bharata , ie between Kauravas and Pandavas. Maha in Mahabharata refers mnot to the ferocity of the battle but to the embellishment of the account. The epic has about ohundred thousand shlokas and is known to be in its present form at least from about 500 AD.
2006-09-26 11:50:29 · answer #2 · answered by Rajesh Kochhar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bharat,the son of Suryavansi king Dushynta.he was great from his childhood. By blessing of santh Durvasa n other our country again named Bharat. before its name was Aryabart.
2006-09-27 06:03:05 · answer #3 · answered by sanat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read the Mahabharata you should know why
2006-09-26 21:44:28 · answer #4 · answered by Sage 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋