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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.
Jun 18, 2020 · Brahmarishi Vasishtha is a prominent figure in both the Ramayana and Mahabharata period. His name has also been associated with one of the seven stars, a constellation in the northern sky. The name of the seven stars is given after the Seven Sages, known as Saptarishi.
Vasishtha (Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ, IAST: vasiṣṭha) is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. He is one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis) of India. Vasishtha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of Rigveda .
Jan 25, 2016 · Rishi Vasishtha advises him to worship Goddess Kamakshi in Kanchi in present-day Tamil Nadu state. She blesses him to have 4 sons. He then performs a putresti (putra-kameshti) yagnya under the guidance of Rishi Rishyasringa [Ref: Brahmanda Purana 4.40.88-142; Skanda Purana 2.8.7.1].
The Yoga Vasistha is a syncretic work, containing elements of Vedanta, Yoga, Samkhya, Jainism, Pratyabhijña, and Mahayana Buddhism, thus making it, according to Chapple, "a Hindu text par excellence, including, as does Hinduism, a mosaic-style amalgam of diverse and sometimes opposing traditions".
Yoga Vasistha reveals the power of the mind when it states, “The mind alone is the creator of the world; the mind alone is the supreme person. What is done by the mind is action, and what is done by the body is not action.” In other words, welcome karma! Karma (impression of an action) is created through thoughts, not the actions of the body.
Vasishtha is a revered sage in the Hindu traditions, and like other revered sages, numerous treatises composed in ancient and medieval era are reverentially named after him. Some treatises named after him or attributed to him include:
Oct 16, 2007 · A celebrated Vedic sage to whom many hymns are ascribed. According to Manu he was one of the seven great Rishis and of the ten Prajapatis. There was a special rivalry between him and the sage Vishvamitra, who raised himself from the Kshatriya to the Brahman caste.
Vasishtha, the great sage, taught the principles of Vedanta to his royal pupil, Sri Rama, the victor of Ravana and hero of the epic, Ramayana. He narrated beautiful and interesting stories to illustrate the principles. The book is written in the language of Valmiki. It is the crest-jewel of all the works on Vedanta. It is a masterpiece.
A Lord of Creation with a sacred cow. He is one of the Prajâpatis created by Brahma to help with building the Universe. He is also another of the Seven Seers (the Saptarishis) with an advanced understanding of the entire cosmos. Luckily he is keen to share his wisdom with humankind.
