Origin of Badrikashramam

[Guest guest]

Will anyone throw light on the origin of Badrikashramam. The reason

for Narayanan to do penance in the mountain hills, of Badri. The

legend says that Buddhist monks, with a view to curtail the growth of

Hinduism, threw the idol of Badrinarayanan into the river Alakananda.

When Adi Sankaracharya went to Badri, Narayanan appeared in his dream

and revealed that his idol is lying in a pond and he should retrieve

it and construct the temple for him. So did Adi Sankaracharya. The

present temple was constructed by the Maharaja Jaipur after the major

earth quake experienced in Himalayan Region in 19th Century.

 

Sevel Krishnan.