Gautam Ashram
गौतम आश्रम
Monastery information
Established8th Century - 7th Century BCE
Dedicated toNyaya Shastra
People
Founder(s)Aksapada Gautama
Site
LocationAhilya Sthan, Darbhanga, Mithila
CountryIndia
Other informationAffiliation : Ancient Mithila University

Gautam Ashram (Sanskrit: गौतम आश्रम) was a gurukul of the ancient Indian philosopher Gautama.[1] It is located at the west bank of Khiroi river in Brahmpur village of Jale block of Darbhanga district in Bihar. It is only at a seven kilometres distance from Kamtaul railway station.

Background

It is believed that Aksapada Gautama wrote his famous book Nyaya Shastra at this place. There is also a very famous pond known as Gautam Kund, where Gautam Rishi took his bath daily.[2] Aksapada Gautama was the Acharya of the Ancient Mithila University.[3] He taught Nyaya Shastra to his disciples. So this place was also a Gurukul of the Ancient Mithila University. Nearby the ashram, there is Ahilya Sthan related to Ahilya. Ahilya was the wife of Gautam Rishi. Gautam Ashram and Ahilya Sthan have a great importance in the history of ancient Mithila.[4][5][6][7]

Lord Rama releasing Ahalya from curse. Lord Lakshmana and sage Vishvamitra were present at the Gautam Ashram.
श्री राम जानकी मन्दिर, अहिल्या स्थान, अहियारी, दरभंगा

Seven Days Conference in the Ashram

A philosophical debate was held by Aksapada Gautama, the kulapati (chancellor), at his ashram. Scholars of ashrams from different parts of Mithila and outside Mithila region gathered to deliver lectures and participate in discussion on problems of the day, spiritualism and mysteries of nature. Aksapada Gautama was very curious to copy all these books. He copied some of them. But he was very busy in welcoming the Scholars and Kulpaties of different Ashrams who came there, so his entrusted the task of copying the books to the Acharyas and Brahmcharies of his own Ashram. Seerdhawaja Janaka, the Emperor of Mithila and Devraj Indra also arrived in this conference. Seerdhawaja Janaka was also the Kuladhipati of all the Kulpaties of the Ashrams in his kingdom. He ensured to Aksapada Gautama for the funding and security of the Ashram. Then the Ashram was decorated very beautiful to welcome Devraj Indra.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Culture & Heritage | Welcome to Darbhanga District | India". Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  2. ↑ "अक्षपाद | भारतकोश". m.bharatdiscovery.org (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ↑ Chaudhary P. C. Roy (1964). Bihar District Gazetteers Darbhanga.
  4. ↑ "गौतम आश्रम से निकली थी न्यायशास्त्र की पहली गंगा". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Gautam Ashram Brahampur – Hindu Temple Timings, History, Location, Deity, shlokas". Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  6. ↑ नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम (2018-07-20). "इस मंदिर की पुजारी है महिला, भगवान राम के चरणों से यहां हुआ था चमत्कार". नवभारत टाइम्स (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  7. ↑ "सड़क निर्माण के लिए मुख्य अभियंता को ग्रामीणों ने रोका". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  8. ↑ Kohli, Narendra (2016-11-21). Initiation. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-5083-705-4.
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