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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:

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

References[edit]

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


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