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Bhartruhari
Although the Nātha Yogis unanimously claim that Raja Bhartrihari was personally initiated by the Guru Goraksh Nath and has became his disciple, there exist some points of uncertainty about this matter. Out of twelve sub-sects of the Natha Sampradya, one is associated with the name of Bhartri, known as Bhartṛhari Bāirāg, or Vairāgya panth. Bāirag stands for distort form of Vairāgya, what means renunciation or detachment, so it means 'renunciation of Bhartṛhari'. The existence of the sub-sect with the Bhartrihari name does not prove that he lived at the same time with the GGN, because of the existence of another panth of the Natha sect known as Kaplani or Kapal Deo ke. The members of this pant call themselves descendants of the Rishi Kapila or Kapila muni, who is famous as founder of the Sankya philosophy, and lived before the accepted historical time of GGN. Therefore, it is not necessary that Bhartṛhari Bāirāg was created by chronological order, and the king could live also prior of the time of the great Guru.
Some researchers believing that there were more than one Bhartrihari, which were separated from each other by period of few hundred years, of them one was grammarian, the author of Vākyapadīya, and other was a poet, the author of śatakas. Some even insist on existence of as much as tree different Bhartriharis, one of which was the brother of king Vikramaditya, the second author of Vākyapadīya, and third was the yogi disciple of Goraksh Nath.
It is said, traces its original from Raja of Ujjain Bhartrihari by name, who was historical personality and was disciple of Guru Goraksh nath. He was a king who abandoned his throne to became a wondering yogi. He was highly educated person of his time, and known also as author at least of tree books: first called Vairāgya śataka, or hundred verses on renunciation; second is Śṛngāra śataka or hundred verses on beauty of love; and third is Nīti śataka or hundred verses on art of politics. All three of them counted as classics of Indian literature. There exist three different stories about how and why he renounced his throne and became wondering yogi under influence of Guru Goraksh Nath (in one legend without it). He is known also as one of Nath siddhas, under name Siddh Vicar nath. Since time of Buddha, his story about renunciation second by importance in Indian history.
Two Bhartrihari? In accordance with Chinese Buddhist monk, I-tsing, by name, written in his book about travel into India, that some king by the same name, renounced his throne and became Buddhist monk and afterwards returned to family life as much as seven times. Historians place appearance of Raja Bhartrihary quite recently in history, about 10-11 century, so it is possible that he not founder of this panth but it was later renamed in his name?
Out of books of Bhartrihari, one which is called Vairagya śataka, dedicated entirely to renunciation and asceticsm, but it is quite abstract, and contains no terms or names directly related to the Natha tradition and Goraksh Nath. It is strange enough that although he became the meber of the Nath sampradaya, none of his book has mentioned the name of Goraksh nath, neither it has terms related to the practices of the Nath sect.
The believe that Bhartrihari was the member of the Nātha sect was widely prevalent in the Medieval India, he was mentioned in the songs of Kabir and Guru Nanak as the Natha yogi and as the disciple of Goraksh Nath. Many folk plays and ballads insist that he was the disiple of Goraksh nath. Although there is no direct mention of his connection with Goraksh Nath, in his composition called Vairagya śatakam, there can be found indirect references to practices and life style similar to the life style of the Natha Yogis. There exist many places and temples in India, connected with his name, one of most famous of which situated in Ujjain, many of them are related to the Natha sect, and taken care by the Natha yogis.
After Raja Bhartrihari has entered into the Nath Sampradaya and became the diciple of Goraksh Nath, he became known as Siddh Vicar-Nath, he mentioned under this name in the book Goraksha Siddhanta Samgraha. He is considered to be founder of Bhartrihari-Verag panth, one of the twelve panths presently existing in Nāth Sampradaya.
https://avantiujjain.blogspot.com/search/label/Bhartruhari
Some researchers believing that there were more than one Bhartrihari, which were separated from each other by period of few hundred years, of them one was grammarian, the author of Vākyapadīya, and other was a poet, the author of śatakas. Some even insist on existence of as much as tree different Bhartriharis, one of which was the brother of king Vikramaditya, the second author of Vākyapadīya, and third was the yogi disciple of Goraksh Nath.
It is said, traces its original from Raja of Ujjain Bhartrihari by name, who was historical personality and was disciple of Guru Goraksh nath. He was a king who abandoned his throne to became a wondering yogi. He was highly educated person of his time, and known also as author at least of tree books: first called Vairāgya śataka, or hundred verses on renunciation; second is Śṛngāra śataka or hundred verses on beauty of love; and third is Nīti śataka or hundred verses on art of politics. All three of them counted as classics of Indian literature. There exist three different stories about how and why he renounced his throne and became wondering yogi under influence of Guru Goraksh Nath (in one legend without it). He is known also as one of Nath siddhas, under name Siddh Vicar nath. Since time of Buddha, his story about renunciation second by importance in Indian history.
Two Bhartrihari? In accordance with Chinese Buddhist monk, I-tsing, by name, written in his book about travel into India, that some king by the same name, renounced his throne and became Buddhist monk and afterwards returned to family life as much as seven times. Historians place appearance of Raja Bhartrihary quite recently in history, about 10-11 century, so it is possible that he not founder of this panth but it was later renamed in his name?
Out of books of Bhartrihari, one which is called Vairagya śataka, dedicated entirely to renunciation and asceticsm, but it is quite abstract, and contains no terms or names directly related to the Natha tradition and Goraksh Nath. It is strange enough that although he became the meber of the Nath sampradaya, none of his book has mentioned the name of Goraksh nath, neither it has terms related to the practices of the Nath sect.
The believe that Bhartrihari was the member of the Nātha sect was widely prevalent in the Medieval India, he was mentioned in the songs of Kabir and Guru Nanak as the Natha yogi and as the disciple of Goraksh Nath. Many folk plays and ballads insist that he was the disiple of Goraksh nath. Although there is no direct mention of his connection with Goraksh Nath, in his composition called Vairagya śatakam, there can be found indirect references to practices and life style similar to the life style of the Natha Yogis. There exist many places and temples in India, connected with his name, one of most famous of which situated in Ujjain, many of them are related to the Natha sect, and taken care by the Natha yogis.
After Raja Bhartrihari has entered into the Nath Sampradaya and became the diciple of Goraksh Nath, he became known as Siddh Vicar-Nath, he mentioned under this name in the book Goraksha Siddhanta Samgraha. He is considered to be founder of Bhartrihari-Verag panth, one of the twelve panths presently existing in Nāth Sampradaya.
https://avantiujjain.blogspot.com/search/label/Bhartruhari
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