Hrishikesha

Epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu
Hrishikesha
Hrishikesha and Lakshmi riding on Garuda
Devanagariहृषीकेश
Sanskrit transliterationHṛṣīkēśa
AffiliationVishnu
AbodeVaikuntha
Mantraॐ नमो हृषीकेश नाराणाय नमः
Ōm namō hr̥ṣīkēśa nārāyaṇāya namaḥ
WeaponSudarshana Chakra
MountGaruda, Adishesha
ConsortLakshmi

Hrishikesha (Sanskrit: हृषीकेश; IAST: Hṛṣīkēśa) lit. ''lord of the senses'' is an epithet of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu.[1] It is the 47th name in the Vishnu Sahasranama. According to Adi Shankara's commentary on the Vishnu Sahasranama, the name has several meanings:

  • The lord of the senses.
  • He under whose control the senses subsist.
  • He whose hair consists of the rays of the sun and the moon, which gives joy to the world.

Rishikesh is a city in Uttarakhand state of India named after Hrishikesha.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (29 June 2012). "Hrishikesha, Hṛṣīkeśa, Hrishika-isha: 18 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2 August 2022.


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