Hrishikesh | |
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Devanagari | हृषीकेश |
Sanskrit transliteration | Hṛṣīkēśa |
Affiliation | Vishnu |
Abode | Vaikuntha |
Mantra | ॐ नमो हृषीकेश नाराणाय नमः Ōm namō hr̥ṣīkēśa nārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
Weapon | Sudarshana Chakra |
Mount | Garuda |
Consort | Lakshmi |
Hrishikesha (Sanskrit: हृषीकेश; IAST: Hṛṣīkēśa) is another name of Hindu God Vishnu and is the 47th name in the Vishnu Sahastranama. 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 Lord Hrishikesha.