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Valmiki (/ v ɑː l ˈ m iː k i /; [2] Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, romanized: Vālmīki, [ʋɑːlmiːki]) [A] was a legendary poet who is celebrated as the traditional author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text itself.
Valmiki is revered in India as the author of the Indian epic poem Ramayana, and is also worshipped as the avatar of God by members of the Balmiki sect. [2] Valmiki himself appears as a major character in the Ramayana , as a monk who receives the banished queen Sita into his hermitage and acts as teacher to her twin sons, Lava and Kusha . [ 3 ]
The Valmikis are a variety of communities throughout India who all claim descent from the legendary author of the Ramayana, Valmiki. The Valmikis can be classified as a caste or sampradaya (tradition/sect). [1] In the north-west Punjab region, this caste had adopted Sikhism. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, many
According to the legend, it is said that the Shivalinga in the temple is believed to be originated from the ascetic site of Maharishi Valmiki. Therefore, it became famous after the name of the sage Valmiki called as Valmikeshwar Nath Mahadev .
Balmikism or Valmikism is a Hindu sect that reveres the sage Srishtikarta (also known as Bala Shah or Lal Beg) as their ancestor as a patron saint. [1] Followers believe that Valmiki was an avatar of God, and they consider his works, the Ramayana and the Yoga Vasistha, as their holy scripture. [1]
Maharshi Valmiki Sanskrit University is a university established in 2018 by the Government of Haryana at Mundri village of Kaithal district of India. It is 12 km east of Kaithal , 111 km from the state capital Chandigarh , 145 km from Hisar , and 164 km from the NCR New Delhi .
In another version of the story related in the Adi Parva of the Valmiki Ramayana, it is said that when the nagas fainted and fell to the ground due to intense heat of the sun, Kadru offered prayers to Indra to come to her children's rescue. Indra promptly created rain showers to fall on the nagas and they were restored from their charred state.
Bharadvaja (Sanskrit: भरद्वाज, IAST: Bharadvāja; also spelled Bharadwaja) was one of the revered Vedic sages () in Ancient India.He was a renowned scholar, economist, grammarian and a physician.