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Vasishta summons Shabala, the cow of abundance, to provide for a feast The forces of Vishvamitra and those raised by Vasishta's volition battle for possession of Shabala. Vasishtha is known for his feud with Vishvamitra. The king Vishvamitra coveted Vasishtha's divine cow Nandini that could fulfil material desires. Vasishtha destroyed ...
Mizar is known as Vasishtha, one of the Saptarishi, and Alcor as Arundhati, wife of Vasishtha, in Indian astronomy. [8] As a married couple, they are considered to symbolize marriage and in some Hindu communities to this day priests conducting a wedding ceremony allude to or point out the asterism as a symbol of the closeness marriage brings to a couple.
In traditional Indian astronomy, pair of Mizar and Alcor in constellation Ursa Major is known as Vasishtha and Arundhati. 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.
The name Vasistha in the title of the text refers to Rishi Vasistha. [13] The term Yoga in the text refers to the underlying Yogic theme in its stories and dialogues, and the term is used in a generic sense to include all forms of yoga in the pursuit of liberation, in the style of Bhagavad Gita.
A Connecticut man and woman are accused of manslaughter in connection with the death of a 24-year-old man who was hit by a car in July. Kevin Gangell died after being struck by a vehicle outside ...
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad holds that Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Upreti , Gautama, Atri, Vasishta and Kashyapa are the first Brahmin saints of the Vedic age and the sole ancestors of the Brahmin community, and while this list is largely accepted within most Brahmin communities, the identities of the saints who form the Saptarishi in fact vary ...
The San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a one-year, $15 million deal with starting pitcher Justin Verlander, ESPN reports. Verlander, who turns 42 in February, will join the Giants for his ...
A secret tunnel discovered last week on the U.S.-Mexico border will be sealed by Mexican authorities, an army official in Ciudad Juarez said Saturday. The tunnel, discovered on Jan. 10, connects ...