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...
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Vasishtha (section Rivalry with Vishvamitra)
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...
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described as having greatly assisted the preceptor's traditional rival, Vishvamitra, when the latter's family suffered from hunger, offering them food daily...
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Once, Vishvamitra started to meditate to earn the status of a Brahmarshi. The intensity of his penance frightened Indra. He feared that Vishvamitra might...
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Gautama, Jamadagni, Kashyapa, Vashistha, and Vishvamitra. The late Gopatha Brahmana 1.2.8 has Vashistha, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Gautama, Bharadvaja, Gungu...
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Kaushik (section Koushik (Hindi: कौशिक) or Kaushike (Marathi: कौशिक) or Koushik/Kousik is a surname and gotra of Brahmins named after Brahmarishi Vishvamitra. Kaushik/Koushik is an ancient Indian "God" applied to an Indian clan. The origin of Kaushik can be referenced to an ancient Hindu text. There was a Rishi (saint) by the name of "koushik" literally meaning 'emperor of the universe', "Vishwa" as in the universe, and "Mitra" as in friend, he was also called Rishi "Kaushik". Vishvamitra is famous in many legendary stories and in different works of Hindu literature. Kaushika is pravara of Vishwamitra gotra.)
The name "Koushika" (i.e. Kaushik) means "descended from Kusha". Notable people with the surname include: Shivil Kaushik, Indian cricketer Manish Kaushik...
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successfully incited Vishvamitra's lust and passion when he saw her beauty. She succeeded in breaking the meditation of Vishvamitra. However, she fell in...
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Rambha (apsara) (section Encounter with Vishvamitra)
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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Rama, Lakshmana and Maharishi Vishvamitra were going to Janakpur via Buxar for the Dhanush Yagna, Maharishi Vishvamitra had told Lord Rama and Lakshmana...
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Vishwamitra (TV series) (redirect from Vishvamitra (TV series))
Vishwamitra was an Indian television series, which aired in 1989, produced and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The dialogues for the show were written...
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obstacles, in order to disturb the tapasya (meditation) of the sage Vishvamitra. When Harishchandra came to his senses, he realised that the sage was...
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rod capable of absorbing any incoming attack towards its owner. When Vishvamitra, in a fit of anger, unleashed the Brahmastra onto Vasishtha, it was his...
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Maricha (section Facing Rama at Vishvamitra's yajna)
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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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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Brahmarshi Viswamitra (redirect from Vishvamitra (1991 film))
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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Maharshi Vishwamitra Autonomous State Medical College (redirect from Vishvamitra Autonomous State Medical College)
Maharshi Vishwamitra Autonomous State Medical College, also known as Ghazipur Medical College, is a full-fledged tertiary government Medical college and...
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Vishwamitra Ashram, Bisaul (redirect from Vishvamitra Ashram)
Disciples Lord Rama and Lord Lakshmana performing guru-seva by pressing Vishvamitra's feet and legs (bazaar art, mid-1900's) Monastery information Full name...
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Viswamitra (film) (redirect from Vishvamitra (film))
Viswamitra is a 2019 Telugu-language horror thriller film directed by Raj Kiran. The film stars Nanditha Raj, Prasanna, Satyam Rajesh and Ashutosh Rana...
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composed by Budha Kaushika, thought to be another name of the mythical sage Vishvamitra. The first three verses of the hymn are as follows: Ashtalakshmi Stotra...
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King Trishanku, who had been promised a place in Svarga by the sage Vishvamitra. The sage engaged in a solitary yajna to achieve this, not joined by...
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passages in Rigveda are attributed to him. He was adopted by the sage Vishvamitra, and given the new name Devarata. His name is also transliterated as...
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as Gāthin, is a sage in Hinduism, best known for being the father of Vishvamitra. His father, Kaushika (known as Kushanabha in later mythology), was a...
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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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hymns in Rigveda are composed by him. He is one of the sons of the sage Vishvamitra. Madhuchchhanda is regarded to have had a mastery over Vedic literature...
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According to the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.2.4, Kashyapa, Atri, Vasistha, Vishvamitra, Gautama Maharishi, Jamadagni and Bharadvaja are seven sages (also known...
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(Bihar). Some of the most notable descendants of Amavasu include Sage Vishvamitra and Vasu. Amavasu Kanyakubja Vishvajit Bhima Nagnajit Kanchanaprabha...
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Shakuntala to explain her own parentage. Once upon a time, the sage Vishvamitra generated such intense energy by means of his asceticism that Indra himself...
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Harishchandra unwittingly interrupts Vishvamitra in the midst of his yajna by releasing the three powers. To appease Vishvamitra's wrath, Harishchandra offers...
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the Vedic age, who, according to the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, were, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Bharadwaja, Gautama, Atri, Vasishta and Kashyapa. With each...
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