Badarī

Badarī

Badarī is a name used for more than one place and thing in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Places

• Badarikāśrama: the eternal āśrama of the ṛshis Nara and Nārāyaṇa in the high Himālaya, also called Badarī, one of the four dhāmas and one of the most sacred tīrthas of Bhārata. Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Nārada Purāṇa, Uttarārdha, Chapter 67; Skanda Purāṇa, Vaishṇava Khaṇḍa, Badarī Kshetra Māhātmya, Chapters 1–8; Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapters 143–145; Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapters 1, 26, 29–30; Kūrma Purāṇa, Uttarārdha, Chapters 1–11; Vāmana Purāṇa; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 1, 219; Bhavishya Purāṇa; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 25, 210

Things and ideas

• Badarī (Tree): the jujube tree, whose fruit, badara, is the food of the pitṛs and is offered at śrāddha. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 219–220