Talk:Jaigīṣavya
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By Swami Harshananda
Jaigīṣavya, as per Scriptures[edit]
Ṛṣis or sages were not only the persons of great spiritual eminence but also of extraordinary psychic and supernatural powers as described in the scriptures, especially the epics and the purāṇas. Jaigīṣavya was one of them. There could be existence of more than one sage of this name.
Jaigīṣavya, Husband of Ekapāṭalā[edit]
Jaigīṣavya was one of the son-in-law of the king Himavān. He had married Ekapāṭalā, sister of Pārvatī. Pārvatī is the spouse of Śiva.[1]
Jaigīṣavya, as per Devibhāgavata[edit]
Another Jaigīṣavya has been mentioned by the Devibhāgavata[2] as a great sage devoted to the Divine Mother.
Jaigīṣavya, as per Mahābhārata[edit]
A more detailed account of Jaigīśavya appears in the Mahābhārata.[3] According to these descriptions, we can picturize him as:
- He was a man of great yogic powers.
- He was ever devoted to God.
- He knew the secrets and intricacies of dharma in all its aspects.
- He appeared as the trimurti (Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Siva) to the king Aśvaśira.
- He exhibited his yogic powers to another sage Devala.
- He taught the secrets of dharma to Asita.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore