Jamadagni
Sign in to saveJamadagni () is a sage in Hindu literature. He is regarded in Hindu tradition to be one of the Saptarishi (Seven Vedic sages) in the 7th, and the current age of Manvantara.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Parashurama killing Kartavirya Arjuna.jpg
- Deity.affiliation
- Saptarishi
- Deity.alt
- Jamadagni
- Deity.caption
- Parashurama avenges his dead father Jamadagni.
- Deity.parents
- Richika (father), Satyavati (mother)
- Deity.spouse
- Renuka
- Deity.children
- Ṛumaṇvān, Suhotra, Vasu, Viśvāvasu, and Parashurama
- Deity.texts
- Mahabharata, Puranas
- Deity.weapon
- Sharanga
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- Legend
- Birth
- Householder
- Death of Renuka
- Dharma's test
- Boons from Surya
- Death
- Buddhism
- References
Jamadagni () is a sage in Hindu literature. He is regarded in Hindu tradition to be one of the Saptarishi (Seven Vedic sages) in the 7th, and the current age of Manvantara.
He is a descendant of the sage Bhrigu, one of the Prajapatis created by Brahma, the creator deity. Jamadagni has five children with his wife, Renuka, the youngest of whom is Parashurama, an avatar of Vishnu.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jamadagni” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.