Bhadrankara
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Bhadrankara (भद्रंकर) is name Sakala or Sialkot in Pakistan. Bhadraṅkara (भद्रङ्कर) is the name of a warrior who fought on Sūryaprabha’s side but was slain by Kālakampana, who participated in the war on Śrutaśarman side.
Origin
Variants
- Bhadrankara भद्रंकर (AS, p.655)
- Bhadraṅkara (भद्रङ्कर)
History
Bhadraṅkara (भद्रङ्कर) is the name of a warrior who fought on Sūryaprabha’s side but was slain by Kālakampana, who participated in the war on Śrutaśarman side, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly: “... in the same way [after slaying many warriors] he [Kālakampana] killed six other warriors that ran towards him, Tejika, and Geyika, and Vegila, and Śākhila, and Bhadraṅkara and Daṇḍin, great warriors with many followers”.
Bhadraṅkara (भद्रङ्कर): In chapter 48, Bhadraṅkara is depicted as a great warrior (mahāratha) but was slain by Prabhāsa, who participated in the war against Sūryaprabha. Accordingly: “... then another four Vidyādharas, by the order of Śrutaśarman, assembled in fight against Prabhāsa... The first was named Bhadraṅkara, dark as the blue water-lily, sprung from mercury (Budha) in the house (kṣetra) of Viśvāvasu”.
The story of Bhadraṅkara was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Bhadraṅkara, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā.
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara
https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bhadrankara
भद्रंकर
भद्रंकर (AS, p.655): प्रोफेसर प्रिजलुस्की के अनुसार मूल सर्वास्तिवादी विनय में साकल या सियालकोट (पंजाब पाकिस्तान) का एक नाम है. [1]