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Epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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:
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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 |
Rishikesh is a city in Uttarakhand state of India named after Hrishikesha.[citation needed]