Rishyasringa
Sign in to saveRishyasringa (; ; Pali: Isisiṅga) is a rishi mentioned in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures from the late first millennium BCE. According to the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, he was a boy born with the horns of a deer who became a seer and was lured by royal courtesans, which led to the yajna (fire sacrifice) of King Dasharatha. His story also occurs in the Buddhist Jatakas, where he is mentioned as the son of Bodhisatta and the subject of a seduction attempt by royal courtesans.
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- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.name
- Rishyasringa
- Deity.other_names
- Shringi Rishi, Ekashringa
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- Rishyasringa
- Deity.caption
- Rishyasringa being lured by dancing girls, a painting by Balasaheb Pandit Pant Pratinidhi
- Deity.father
- Vibhandaka
- Deity.spouse
- Shanta
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Rishyasringa (; ; Pali: Isisiṅga) is a rishi mentioned in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures from the late first millennium BCE. According to the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, he was a boy born with the horns of a deer who became a seer and was lured by royal courtesans, which led to the yajna (fire sacrifice) of King Dasharatha. His story also occurs in the Buddhist Jatakas, where he is mentioned as the son of Bodhisatta and the subject of a seduction attempt by royal courtesans.
==Hindu legends== thumb|150px|Dasaratha sets out toward Anga to invite Rsyasrnga to his abode – Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), Vol. 1, folio 20 The story of Rishyasringa briefly appears in the Ramayana, while a detailed account is narrated in the Mahabharata.