Hrishikesha

Epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu

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:

• 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.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. www.wisdomlib.org (29 June 2012). "Hrishikesha, Hṛṣīkeśa, Hrishika-isha: 18 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2 August 2022.