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Vasishtha

Vasishtha (Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ, lit. 'most excellent', IAST: Vasiṣṭha) is one of the oldest and revered Vedic rishis or sages, and one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis). Vasishtha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda. Vasishtha and his family are mentioned in Rigvedic verse 10.167.4, other Rigvedic mandalas and in many Vedic…

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Notable work
Rigveda
Children
Shakti, Citraketu, Surocis, Virajas, Mitra, Ulbana, Vasubhrdyana and Dyumat Niyoga child for Kalmashapada Asmaka
Parent(s)
Brahma or Mitra-Varuna and Urvashi
Religion
Historical Vedic religion
Spouse
Arundhati
Title
Saptarishi, Brahmarishi, Maharishi

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related to Attributed texts · 32
Vasishtha → According, Advaita Vedanta, Agama, Agni Purana, BCE, Christopher Chapple, Dharma-related, Dvapara Yuga, Grihya-sutras, He, Hindu, Human, Indian, Indic, It, Kalpasūtra, Rama, Ramayana, Rishi Pulatsya, Shrauta
related to history · 31
Vasishtha → Arundhati, Arundhati Natha, At, Battle, Bharata, Bharatas, He, Hindu, Historically, However, In, In Rigvedic, Indian, Indra, Later, Mahabharata, Pandavas, Puru-led, Ravi, Rigveda
related to Vasishtha temples · 26
Vasishtha → Arattupuzha, Arattupuzha Pooram, Arattupuzha Sree Dharmasastha, Arattupuzha Temple, Arundhati Cave, Ashram, Assam-Meghalaya, Ganges, Guru, Guru Vasishtha, Guwahati, Himachal Pradesh, India, Kerala, Rishikesh, Shiva, Shivpuri, Sri Rama, The, There
related to Birth · 19
Vasishtha → According, After, Brahma, Daksha Yajna, Frightened, Hindu, However, In, Mitra, Mitra-Varuna, Nimi, Rigvedic, The Puranas, They, Urvashi, Urvasi, Varuna, Vasishtha's, When Urvashi
related to Rivalry with Vishvamitra · 18
Vasishtha → Battle, Bharata, Brahmarshi, He, However, Kamadhenu, King Sudas, Mandala, Nandini, Rigveda, Shiva, Ten Kings, The, There, This, Vasishtha's, Vishvamitra, Vishvamitra's
related to Ideas · 17
Vasishtha → According, Agni, Anay Kumar Gupta, Ellison Findly, Hindu, Hinduism, In, Indra, Indravarunau, Religion, Rigveda, Rigvedic, RN Dandekar, The, These, Varuna, Vedic
related to Disciples · 15
Vasishtha → Bharata, Bhishma, He, Ikshvaku, Ikshvaku's, Kshatriyas, Manu, Nahusha, Other, Panchalas, Rama, Rantideva, Samvarta, Under Vasishtha's, When
related to The Vasishtha Head · 14
Vasishtha → BCE, C-14, CE, Delhi, Edwin Bryant, ETH Zurich, Further, Hindu, Narayana, Stanford, The, This, UC, X-ray
related to Etymology · 5
Vasishtha → According, Monier-Williams, Sanskrit, Vashishta, Vasiṣṭha
Children · 1
Vasishtha → Shakti, Citraketu, Surocis, Virajas, Mitra, Ulbana, Vasubhrdyana and Dyumat Niyoga child for Kalmashapada Asmaka

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yoga hindu rigveda vedic vishvamitra also texts varuna attributed sanskrit ancient text many sage brahma isbn according later vasishtha's one

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VasishthaChildrenShakti, Citraketu, Surocis, Virajas, Mitra, Ulbana, Vasubhrdyana and Dyumat Niyoga child for Kalmashapada Asmaka1.00infobox
VasishthaNotable workRigveda1.00infobox
VasishthaParent(s)Brahma or Mitra-Varuna and Urvashi1.00infobox
VasishthaReligionHistorical Vedic religion1.00infobox
VasishthaSpouseArundhati1.00infobox
VasishthaTitleSaptarishi, Brahmarishi, Maharishi1.00infobox
Vasishthais ametaphorical treatise0.90text
Digha Nikayainstance ofa handlebar moustache and a tilak on his forehead.In Buddhist Pali canonical texts0.80text
Tevijja Sutta describes a discussion between the Buddhainstance ofa handlebar moustache and a tilak on his forehead.In Buddhist Pali canonical texts0.80text
Vedic scholars of his timeinstance ofa handlebar moustache and a tilak on his forehead.In Buddhist Pali canonical texts0.80text
Sutlej reflowing to merge into Indus river.Rivalry with VishvamitraVasishtha is known for his feud with Vishvamitrainstance ofdrying up and its tributaries0.80text
Sutlej reflowing to merge into Indus riverinstance ofdrying up and its tributaries0.80text

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