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
| 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}}