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{{short description|Epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu}}{{Infobox deity<!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology-->
| type = Hindu
| image = Garuda Vishnu Laxmi.jpg
| caption = Hrishikesha and Lakshmi riding on Garuda
| name = Hrishikesha
| Devanagari = हृषीकेश
| Sanskrit_transliteration = {{IAST|Hṛṣīkēśa}}
| affiliation = [[Vishnu]]
| abode = [[Vaikuntha]]
| weapon = [[Sudarshana Chakra]]
| consort = [[Lakshmi]]
| mount = [[Garuda]], [[Adishesha]]
| mantra = ॐ नमो हृषीकेश नाराणाय नमः<br>{{IAST|Ōm namō hr̥ṣīkēśa nārāyaṇāya namaḥ}}
}}
'''Hrishikesha''' ({{langx|sa|हृषीकेश}}; [[IAST]]: Hṛṣīkēśa) {{Literal translation|'lord of the senses'}} is an epithet of the [[Hindu deities|Hindu]] preserver deity [[Vishnu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2012-06-29 |title=Hrishikesha, Hṛṣīkeśa, Hrishika-isha: 18 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/hrishikesha |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> It is the 47th name in the [[Vishnu Sahastranama|Vishnu Sahasranama]]. According to [[Adi Shankara]]'s commentary on the [[Vishnu Sahasranama]], the name has several meanings:
* The lord of the senses.
* He under whose control the senses subsist.
* He whose hair consists of the rays of the sun and the moon, which gives joy to the world.

[[Rishikesh]] is a city in [[Uttarakhand]] state of [[India]] named after Hrishikesha.<ref>{{Cite web|last=[[Gérard Huet]] |date=|title=hṛṣīkeśa|url=https://sanskrit.inria.fr/DICO/73.html#h.r.siikeza|access-date=2025-03-23|website=sanskrit.inria.fr |language=fr}}</ref>

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