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Hrishikesha

Hrishikesh
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.


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