Character

众友仙人

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 众友仙人, book by book.

  1. Ramayana

    804 verses · 64 chapters

    All 804 verses in the Ramayana
    • 1.38.1

      考希迦——俱尸迦之后——向罗摩叙述完那段因缘后，又再开口，对迦拘特斯陀族的后裔说道。

    • 1.43.1

      罗摩啊，当诸神之神离去之后，婆吉罗陀便以大脚趾尖按压大地，坚定入定，修行苦行整整一年。

    • 1.67.1

      听闻阇那迦之言，大圣仙毗湿瓦密多对国王说道：“把那张弓给罗摩看看。”

  2. Skanda Purana

    479 verses · 94 chapters

    All 479 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 6.1.167.5

      于是，毗湿瓦密多之名传遍三界，乃至一切动与不动之众；这位大福德者在世人之中日益增上，声望愈发卓绝。

    • 6.1.4.1

      苏多说道：他在心中久久思量特里尚库与大圣维湿瓦密多，随后作出了坚定的决断。

    • 3.1.39.17

      阿特利、婆利古、库察、乔多摩与波罗舍罗；迦ṇ婆、阿伽斯提耶与苏提克什那；以及其他诸圣——毗湿瓦密多罗等，也都来到。

  3. Mahabharata

    269 verses · 48 chapters

    All 269 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 261 verses

    • 12.139.47

      毗湿瓦密多安抚他，对摩唐伽说道：“我饥饿难当，命息将绝；我将取那 śvajāghanī。”

    • 1.165.15

      他称赞那头难陀尼——婆悉吒的乳牛；随后，毗湿瓦密多心甚欢喜，便对圣仙开口说道。

    • 9.41.3

      毗舍波耶那说：婆罗多啊，圣仙毗湿瓦密多罗与婆悉吒之间，因苦行（tapas）之竞胜而起极其深重的仇怨，广大而强烈。

  4. Devi Bhagavatam

    200 verses · 25 chapters

    All 200 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 7.13.1

      关于毗奢蜜多罗（Vishvamitra）为解除特里尚库诅咒而进行的安抚之描述。国王（贾那梅杰亚）问：哈里什钱德拉遵照王命被大臣们立为国王。但特里尚库是如何从那贱民（Chandala）之躯中解脱出来的呢？

    • 7.19.1

      “描述向憍尸迦（众友仙人）交出一切并施舍祭资。”广博仙人说：“听了国王的这些话，憍尸迦仙人笑着对诃里希旃陀罗王这样回答。”

    • 7.23.2

      极裕仙人离去后，国王陷入了极度的悲痛之中。他连声长叹，低着头大声说道。

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 众友仙人 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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