Bharthari (king)
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Bharatthari, also known as Jogi Sant" Bharthari, in many parts of India, is the hero of many folk stories in North India. He was the ruler of Ujjain, before renouncing the world and abdicating in the favor of his younger brother Vikramaditya.
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Gender | Male |
Title | Raja |
Occupation | King |
Spouse | Queen Pingala |
Relatives | King Gandharva-Sena, King Gopi Chand, Vikramaditya |
Religion | Sanatana Dharma |
Nationality | Indian |
Stories of Bharthari and his nephew King Gopi Chand of Bengal, who are considered Nath panth yogis, abound in the Indian folklore of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.[1]
Many of the details about the lives of Bharthari and his brother Vikramaditya are from the tales of Baital Pachisi (Twenty five tales of Baital), translated as 'Vikram and The Vampire' by Sir Richard Francis Burton in 1870.