Hrishikesha

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{{short description|Epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu}}{{Infobox deity

| type = Hindu

| image = Garuda Vishnu Laxmi.jpg

| caption = Hrishikesha and Lakshmi riding on Garuda

| name = Hrishikesha

| Devanagari = हृषीकेश

| Sanskrit_transliteration = {{IAST|Hṛṣīkēśa}}

| affiliation = Vishnu

| abode = Vaikuntha

| weapon = Sudarshana Chakra

| consort = Lakshmi

| mount = Garuda, Adishesha

| mantra = ॐ नमो हृषीकेश नाराणाय नमः
{{IAST|Ōm namō hr̥ṣīkēśa nārāyaṇāya namaḥ}}

}}

Hrishikesha ({{langx|sa|हृषीकेश}}; IAST: Hṛṣīkēśa) {{Literal translation|'lord of the senses'}} is an epithet of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu.{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2012-06-29 |title=Hrishikesha, Hṛṣīkeśa, Hrishika-isha: 18 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/hrishikesha |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Gérard Huet |date=|title=hṛṣīkeśa|url=https://sanskrit.inria.fr/DICO/73.html#h.r.siikeza|access-date=2025-03-23|website=sanskrit.inria.fr |language=fr}}

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Category:Titles and names of Krishna

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