Vasishtha

Vasishtha Vasishtha (Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ, IAST: vasiṣṭha) is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. He is one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis) of India. Vasishtha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of Rigveda. Vasishtha and his family are mentioned in Rigvedic verse 10.167.4, other Rigvedic mandalas and in many Vedic texts. His ideas have been influential and he was called as the…

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Vasudeva

Vasudeva Vasudeva (Devanagari वसुदेव, IAST Vasudeva), also called Ānakadundubhi (“Drum”, after the sound of drums heard at the time of his birth), was the father of Krishna, his eighth son who was an Avatar of Vishnu, and his siblings Balarama and Subhadra. He was king of the Vrishnis and a Yadava prince.  He was the son of the Yadava king Shurasena.…

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Vayavya

Vayavya Vayavya is a celestial weapon. Arjuna used it on the 12th day of war against the Samshaptakas on the 12th day of war, to dispel the arrowy downpour shot by his foes. Vayavya was also the name of Bhima’s bow. Vayavya is also the name of one of the…

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