Rishi in the Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam: A seer or sage; the ancient seers who received the Vedic hymns in deep meditation and transmitted them to humanity.
A seer or sage; the ancient seers who received the Vedic hymns in deep meditation and transmitted them to humanity.
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…d s'lokas exist and in the greatly wonderful Skanda Purâ n a there are eighty-one thousand s'lokas, O sinless Rishis! Thus I have described to you the names of all the Purâ n as and the number of verses contained in them. Now hear about the Upa Purâ n as. 12-17. Th…
…hotra, Sumantu, Yajñadatt, Vatsala, Râs'âsana, Kaho d a, Yavakrî, Yajñakrit, Kratu and other holy high souled Rishis like Bhâradvâja and others. 22-23. While the five great heroes Arju n a and others, the destroyers of their enemies, were roaming in the forests, Ja…
…apasyâ, very hard indeed, in the great forest, Vis'vâmitra, the son of Gâdhi, succeeded at last in becoming a Rishi and then he renounced his K s attriya Dharma. 25. Therefore, O King! Dost Thou never quarrel with these ascetics and be involved in wars resulting in…
…fell down on this earth and became transformed into a boa constrictor (a big serpent), through the curse of a Rishi. 52. The king Nahu s a wanted the wife of Indra and insulted a Brâhmi n; therefore, he was, under the curse of Maharshi Agasti, transformed into a sn…
…by Râma Chandra 1-2. Vyâsa said :-- O king! Râma and Lak s ma n a, discussing thus, remained silent; when the Rishi Nârada appeared there from the sky above, singing the Rathântara Sâma Veda hymns in tune and musical gamut with his renowned lute. 3-4. Râmachandra,…
THE FOURTH BOOK Chapter IX On the fight between the Rishis and Prahlâda 1. Vyâsa said :-- After performing duly his religious rites there, the son of Hiranya Kas'ipu saw before him an unbrageous peepul tree.…
…ar. 23. The large-eyed beautiful Jayantî, hearing her father’s words, went to the hermitage and there saw the Rishi inhaling or drinking the smoke. 24. On seeing the body of the ascetic, and remembering her father’s words she brought the leaves of the plantain tree…
…f Vaîvasvata Manu in the second Yuga, Bhagavân Hari incarnated as Dattâtreya, in the shape of the son of Atrî Rishi. 7. Anasûyâ the wife of Atrî, was desirous to have, as her sons, the three Devas Brahmâ, Vishnu and Rudra; and in fulfilment of her desires, the Deva…
…you in detail, what that high souled son of Dharma did. 7. When Nârâya n a Hari was ready to curse them, the Rishi Nara, seeing this, consoled him and desisted him. 8. Then the great sage, the ascetic son of Dharma, Nârâya n a, leaving aside his anger, began to ad…
THE FIFTH BOOK Chapter I On the superiority of Rudra over Vishnu 1-5. The Rishis said :-- “The great legendary story, the life of S’rî Krishna, supremely divine, destructive of all sins, has been narrated by you, O Sûta! But, O B…
…e to me also the rules how the meditation, worship and Homa of the Great Devî are conducted. Sûta said :-- “O Rishis! Krishna Dvaipâyana, the son of Satyavatî, was very glad to hear these questions of Janamejaya and began to describe how the worship, etc., of the M…
…now! O Fool! Quit your this vain boasting now. In this wide world, there is none superior to Me.” 26-31. The Rishi said :-- Thus engaged in disputing with each other, their lips were quivering with anger and their eyes got red. When, Behold! there appeared suddenl…