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Maharshi Vasistha possessed a divine-cow Kamadhenu that was able to give everything that one wished for. Once king Kaushika (Vishvamitra) saw the cow and wished to possess her. He asked Vasistha to hand her over but Vasistha refused to do so saying she actually belongs to Devas and not him.
However, Nimi forgot to invite Vasishtha in a yajna and in rage, Vasishtha cursed Nimi to die soon. Nimi responded by offering him with the same curse. Frightened, Vashishtha ran towards his father, Brahma. Brahma suggested him to emerge in Varuna and Mitra. When Urvashi was seen by Varuna and Mitra, Vasishtha reemerged from them. [47] [48]
One day King Dushyanta while hunting meets Bharata & Shakuntala, and the couple is finally reunited. A meeting is called in heaven by Indra with combined participation of representatives of earth and heaven. All Brahmarishis are invited and Vashishtha urges Indra to call Maharishi Vishwamitra too as he'll be soon a Brahamrishi. Narada is asked ...
Arundhati and Vashishtha are married, and together form the Mizar double. [ 12 ] In Hindu astronomy , the seven stars of the Saptarshi Mandala, or Big Dipper are named as:
Kripa was the son of Śaradvān and Jānapadī, born in a particularly extraordinary manner. He was the grandson of Maharishi Gautama. He was a descendant of sage Angiras. He along with his sister Kripi were adopted by King Shantanu. Later on Kripa became an acharya, teacher of the royal children, giving him the honorific Kripacharya.
Rama and Lakshman came to Vishwamitra Siddhashram to protect the Yajna of the sages. There, he killed many demons like Tadaka and Subahu during the Yajna. According to historians, Rama was not only brought to protect the Yajna, but they were also taught many lessons in weapons besides the Vedas in the gurukula of Maharishi Vishvamitra.
Arundhati is identified with the morning star and with the star Alcor, which forms a double star with Mizar (identified as Vasishtha Maharshi) in Ursa Major. Arundhati, though the wife of one of the seven seers, is accorded the same status as the seven seers and is worshipped with them as such. [ 5 ]
Maharshi Vashishtha Autonomous State Medical College, Basti, a medical school in Uttar Pradesh, India Vasishtha dynasty , 5th century dynasty of eastern India Vasishtesvarar Temple, Karunthittaikkudi , Tamil Nadu, India