Dharmavardhana
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Dharmavardhana (धर्मवर्धन) is a region mentioned in Ramayana with reference to Bharata's journey from Kekaya to Ayodhya. This place is located in Uttar Pradesh on the eastern side of Ganges. It has not yet been identified.[1]
Origin
List of Shiva's thousand names includes Dharmavardhana.
Variants
- Dharma Vardhana (धर्म-वर्धन) (AS, p.464)
History
In Ramayana
Ayodhya Kanda/Canto LXXI mentions Bharata's Return from Kekaya to Ayodhya.....He soon reached the great river, Bharathi, which is difficult to be crossed, at the city of pragvata in the region of Amsudhana. Crossing the River Ganga at the city of Pragvata, he reached the river Kutikoshtika, traversed it along with his army and then arrived at the region of Dharmavardhana. Bharata reached Jambuprastha village, which is located at the southern part of Torana region and from there he arrived at a beautiful village too, named Varutha. Making a camp in that beautiful forest there, he traveled towards the east and reached a garden in the city of Ujjihana, in which there are a number of Kadamba trees. Having reached Sala and Kadamba trees, Bharata yoked swifter horses to his chariot, allowed his army to come after him and quickly went ahead.
धर्मवर्धन
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[2] ने लेख किया है ...धर्मवर्धन (AS, p.464) का उल्लेख वाल्मीकि रामायण में हुआ है। इस स्थान पर श्रीराम के भाई भरत के पहुँचने का उल्लेख है। वाल्मीकि रामायण के अनुसार भरत केकय से अयोध्या आते समय प्रागवट् के स्थान पर गंगा और फिर कुटि-कोष्टिका पार करने के पश्चात् धर्मवर्धन नामक स्थान पर पहुँचे थे- 'स गंगां प्राग्वटे तीर्त्वा समयात्कुटिकोष्टिकाम्, सबलस्तां तीर्त्वाय समगाद्धर्मवर्धनम्' अयोध्याकाण्ड 71, 10. धर्मवर्धन नगर की स्थिति पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश में गंगा के पूर्व के इलाके में कहीं रही होगी, इस नगर का अभिज्ञान अनिश्चित है।