Character

Vishvamitra

विश्वामित्रViśvāmitra

verses
2,233
books
30
chapters
428

What the texts say

In the Ramayana, Vishvamitra is a sage once famed as a rajarshi, a royal sage, who by austerities became a brahmarshi. Ramayana 1.18.53, 1.51.14 The epic tells how the sage Vasishtha would not give up his wish-fulfilling cow Shabala, and Vishvamitra dragged her away by force. Ramayana 1.54.1 He promised King Trishanku a bodily ascent to heaven, and created an everlasting heaven for him. Ramayana 1.60.27, 1.60.28 After Rama slew Subahu, a lord among demons, Vishvamitra gave him divine weapons, among them Shiva's trident. Ramayana 2.44.11, 1.27.4 In the Skanda Purana, he is named as the seer of the Gayatri meter. Skanda Purana 4.1.35.131

Where to read

Every verse that names Vishvamitra, book by book.

  1. Ramayana

    804 verses · 64 chapters

    All 804 verses in the Ramayana
    • 1.38.1

      Rishi Kaushik ne Ram ko woh poora kissa suna diya. Woh Kushik vansh se the. Phir unhone Ram se aur baat shuru ki. Ram, Kakutsth vansh ke the.

    • 1.43.1

      Jab bhagwan Brahma wapas gaya, Bhagirath ne ek saal tak tapasya ki. Woh zameen par sirf angootha lagakar khada rehta tha. Itna control tha ki poora saal ek hi jagah dhyan mein laga.

    • 1.67.1

      Janak ke baat sun ke Vishwamitra rishi ne raja se kaha. Unhone kaha ki Raja, is dhanush ko Ram ko dikhao.

  2. Skanda Purana

    479 verses · 94 chapters

    All 479 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 6.1.167.5

      Vishwamitra teen duniya mein mashhoor ho gaya. Sab jagah log uska naam jaanne lage. Woh logon mein bada ban gaya.

    • 6.1.4.1

      Suta ne kaha, woh Trishanku ke baare mein sochne laga. Vishwamitra bhi uske dimaag mein the. Bahut der tak wahi sochta raha. Phir usne ek faisla liya.

    • 3.1.39.17

      Atri, Bhrigu, Kutsa, Gautam aur Parashar aaye. Kanv, Agastya aur Suteekshn bhi aaye. Vishwamitra aur baaki rishi bhi wahan pahunche.

  3. Mahabharata

    269 verses · 48 chapters

    All 269 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 261 verses

    • 12.139.47

      Vishwamitra ne use samjhaya aur shant kiya. Bole, main bahut bhookha hoon, jaan nikal rahi hai. Ab main yeh shvajaghani le lunga.

    • 1.165.15

      Usne Vasishth ki gaay Nandini ki tareef ki. Woh doodh deti thi. Vishwamitra bahut khush hua. Usne rishi se baat ki.

    • 9.41.3

      Vaishampayan ne kaha. Bharat, Vishwamitra aur Vashishth ke beech bada dushmani ho gayi. Dono tapasya mein aage nikalne ki race mein the.

  4. Devi Bhagavatam

    200 verses · 25 chapters

    All 200 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 7.13.1

      Ab Vishwamitra Trishanku ki shaap kaise utri, yeh suno. Raja ne poocha, Harishchandra ko mantriyon ne rajgaddi pe bitha diya. Lekin Trishanku us chandal ki sharir se kaise aaya?

    • 7.19.1

      Ab naya adhyay shuru hota hai. Raja Harishchandra ne jo kaha, woh Kaushika rishi ne sun liya. Woh rishi thoda hasa aur raja ko jawab diya.

    • 7.23.2

      Jab Vishwamitra chale gaye, raja ko bahut dukh hua. Woh tez-tez saans le ke niche dekh ke zor se roya.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Vishvamitra matters most.

  1. Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand

    Ramayana 1.38 · 19 verses

  2. The Descent of the Gaṅgā and Bhagiratha’s Fulfilment

    Ramayana 1.43 · 18 verses

  3. The Showing of Śiva’s Bow and Rama’s Breaking of It

    Ramayana 1.67 · 17 verses

  4. Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

    Mahabharata 12.139 · 62 verses

    Exemplar of a brāhmaṇa in extremity testing the limits of…

  5. Viśvāmitra’s Renunciation of Kingship

    Skanda Purana 6.1.167 · 55 verses

  6. Ramavatara: The Birth and Early Deeds of Lord Rama

    Narasimha Purana 1.47 · 54 verses

  7. Narration of Kārttikeya’s Divine Play

    Shiva Purana 2.4.3 · 12 verses

    Devotee-seer encountering the supramundane

  8. Triśaṅku and Viśvāmitra: Pilgrimage Circuit and Purification at Hāṭakeśvara

    Skanda Purana 6.1.4 · 38 verses

  9. विश्वामित्रस्य ब्राह्मर्षित्वप्राप्तिः · Viśvāmitra Attains Brahmarṣi Status

    Ramayana 1.65 · 32 verses

  10. The Stolen Sacrificial Horse of Sagara

    Ramayana 1.39 · 9 verses

Key episodes

  1. Harishchandra, the King Who Would Not Lie

    Markandeya Purana 7-8

  2. The Descent of the Ganga: Sagara's Sons and Bhagiratha

    Ramayana 1.38-1.44

  3. Rama Breaks Shiva's Bow at Mithila

    Ramayana 1.66-1.67

  4. Rama and Sita in the Flower Garden (Pushpavatika)

    Ramcharitmanas 1.23-1.24

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