Type: | Hindu |
Hrishikesha | |
Devanagari: | हृषीकेश |
Affiliation: | Vishnu |
Abode: | Vaikuntha |
Weapon: | Sudarshana Chakra |
Consort: | Lakshmi |
Mount: | Garuda, Adishesha |
Mantra: | ॐ नमो हृषीकेश नाराणाय नमः |
Hrishikesha (sa|हृषीकेश; IAST: Hṛṣīkēśa) 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:
Rishikesh is a city in Uttarakhand state of India named after Hrishikesha.