Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Posted February 23, 2005 In BG, Krishna often calls Arjuna "Bharata." Does it mean inhabitant of Bharat (India)? What's the diff between bharatiya and bharata, if any, and how did krishna know it??? Quote
Jahnava Nitai Das Posted February 23, 2005 Report Posted February 23, 2005 Krishna calls Arjuna "bhaarata" which means descendent of King Bharata. India is named after this king Bharata, thus the word bharatiya is ultimately linked. Quote
Avinash Posted February 24, 2005 Report Posted February 24, 2005 Bhagavatam says that this country was named Bharata after the son of King Rsabha. Quote
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Posted February 24, 2005 So are Indians Bharatas or Bharatiyas? Which is correct? Also, why the name India or Indian when Bharat/Bharata is more appropriate? Quote
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