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Vishvamitra (Sanskrit: विश्वामित्र, IAST: Viśvāmitra) is one of the most
venerated rishis or
sages of
ancient India.
Vishvamitra is one of the
seven Brahmarshi...
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agreed to be a
slave – all to
fulfill a
promise he had made to the sage
Vishvamitra.
According to a
legend mentioned in
Aitareya Brahamana, Harishchandra...
- He is
famous in
Hindu stories for his
legendary conflicts with sage
Vishvamitra. In the Ramayana, he was the
family priest of the
Raghu dynasty and teacher...
- Koushik/Kousik is a
surname and
gotra of
Brahmins named after Brahmarishi Vishvamitra. Kaushik/Koushik is
ancient Indian "Gotra"
applied to an
Indian clan...
- worlds, with
quick intelligence and
innate talent, but
desired a family.
Vishvamitra was a
prominent Hindu sage, who
frightened the
devas with his powers...
- the
munis of the jungle,
especially Vishvamitra, by
disrupting their yajnas with
rains of
flesh and blood.
Vishvamitra approached Dasharatha for help in...
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terrorizing sages. He was
defeated by Rama at the
behest of the sage
Vishvamitra. He
tried again to kill Rama, but had to run for his life again. Ultimately...
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narrates that
Rambha is
instructed by
Indra to
disturb the
penance of
Vishvamitra, a sage who had been
previously seduced by
another apsara named Menaka...
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performs a vast, and
achieves the
Brahmarshi title,
nobilitating as
Vishvamitra.
Trishanku belongs to
Suryavansha and
aspires to
reach heaven with his...
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arrives at
Vishvamitra’s meditation site and
engages him in conversation,
ultimately leading him away from his
ascetic practice.
Vishvamitra and Menaka...
