Rajarshi
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Rajarshi (Template:Langx) is a title in Hinduism and Hindu mythology, referring to a sage who hails from a royal background.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Description
A rajarshi may be described to be a king (raja) who adopted a path of devotion, thereby becoming a royal sage (rishi). A rajarshi does not have to leave the kingship to become rishi, as in the example of Vishvamitra (who later becomes a Brahmarishi), but could attain the status of a sage through self-realisation during his reign. A rajarshi still performs the duties of their kshatriya class, and remain similar to most rishis, maharishis, and brahmarishis descendants in their level of spiritual knowledge.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Another example of Rajarshi is King Janaka, who is said to have attained self-Knowledge from the ascetic sage Astavakra.
They belong to the four types of rishis mentioned in Hinduism and Vedas.
- Rajarshi
- Maharishi
- Brahmarshi
- Devarishi
Literature
In the Ramayana, Brahma proclaims Vishvamitra to be a rajarshi in response to the sage performing austerities for a thousand years.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
References
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See also
- Hindu mythology
- Hinduism
- Rajarshi Janaka
- Ramayana