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Vasishta summons Shabala, the cow of abundance, to provide for a feast The forces of Vishvamitra and those raised by Vasishta's volition battle for possession of Shabala. Vasishtha is known for his feud with Vishvamitra. The king Vishvamitra coveted Vasishtha's divine cow Nandini that could fulfil material desires. Vasishtha destroyed ...
They are (1) Atri, (2) Bharadvaja, (3) Gautama Maharishi, (4) Jamadagni, (5) Kashyapa, (6) Vasishta and (7) Vishvamitra. To this list, Agastya is also sometimes added. These eight sages are called gotrakarins, from whom all 108 gotras (especially of the Brahmins) have evolved. For instance, from Atri sprang the Atreya and Gavisthiras gotras. [6]
A gotra is equivalent to a lineage, akin to a family name, but the given name of a family is often different from its gotra, and may reflect the traditional occupation, place of residence or other important family characteristic rather than the lineage.
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad holds that Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Upreti , Gautama, Atri, Vasishta and Kashyapa are the first Brahmin saints of the Vedic age and the sole ancestors of the Brahmin community, and while this list is largely accepted within most Brahmin communities, the identities of the saints who form the Saptarishi in fact vary ...
Vasishta destroys Vishvamitra's entire army by the simple use of his great mystic and spiritual powers, breathing the Om syllable. Vishvamitra then undertakes a tapasya for several years to please Shiva, who bestows upon him the knowledge of celestial weaponry. He proudly goes to Vasiștha's ashram again and uses all kinds of powerful weapons ...
Abhivaadaye Vasishta, Maithra varuna, Koundinya ThrayaaRisheya pravaranvitha Koundinya sa Gotraha | Aapasthambasoothraha yaju: shakha adhyaayi Sri 'Vishwanath'(Replace with your name) Sharma Naama aham Asmibho ||
Vasishta N. Simha, Indian actor; Vashishtha Narayan Singh (1946–2019), Indian academic; Vashishth Tripathi, Indian professor; Harsh Vashisht, Indian actor; Mita Vashisht (born 1967), Indian actress; Shivank Vashisht (born 1995), Indian cricketer; Siddharth Vashisht (born 1977, known as Manu Sharma), Indian convicted murderer
In Hindu culture, a Pravara (Sanskrit for "most excellent") refers to a system of identity, particularly a family line. [1] The Pravar system is based on the descendants of a rishi (sage) after whom a "gotra" (clan) is named, and these descendants are considered eponyms by the members of the "gotra."