Hrishikesha
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Hrishikesha | |
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File:Garuda Vishnu Laxmi.jpg | |
Devanagari | हृषीकेश |
Sanskrit transliteration | Hṛṣīkēśa |
Affiliation | Vishnu |
Abode | Vaikuntha |
Mantra | ॐ नमो हृषीकेश नाराणाय नमः Ōm namō hr̥ṣīkēśa nārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
Weapon | Sudarshana Chakra |
Mount | Garuda, Adishesha |
Consort | Lakshmi |
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
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (29 June 2012). "Hrishikesha, Hṛṣīkeśa, Hrishika-isha: 18 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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