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Vasishta (Samskrit : ) is one of foremost and greatest of the Sapta Maharshi's and is one of the Brahma-manasa-putra.
Vasishta (Samskrit : ) is one of foremost and greatest of the Sapta Maharshi's and is one of the Brahma-manasa-putras. He is the famous Rajaguru of the Ikshvaku lineage, to which Dasaratha and Sri Ramachandra belonged to.
== Three Births ==
The three births of Vasiffha. Vasistha with the radiance
of Brahma, is very famous in the Puranas. He had three
births.
i) First birth.
a) Birth. Vasistha is one of the mental sons of Brahma.
This is the first birth of Vasistha.
"Narada was born from the lap, Daksa was born from
the right thumb, Vasistha from the breath (prana)
Bhrgu from the skin, Kratu from the hand of Brahma."
In this birth, Arundhati was the wife of Vasistha.
Arundhati was known by the name Urja also. There is
a Puranic story behind the marriage of Vasistha and
Arundhati.
In her previous birth the name of Arundhati was
Sandhya. She was born from the passion of Brahma.
As soon as she was born she grew up. Seeing her exquisite
beauty the Prajapatis were filled with excitement.
Even Brahma, her father, was some-what excited at her
sight. Siva, who understood this, teased Brahma.
Sandhya was ashamed. Even after Siva, Brahma, Prajapatis
and the others had gone their ways, she remained
there blaming her birth. She said to herself: "The moment
I was born, I grew up to be a young woman. My
father and my brothers looked at me with desire. I
also looked at them excitedly. As an atonement for
this sin, I will burn my body in fire. I do not want a
body desired by my father and brothers. With this
decision she went to the mountain Candrabhaga, which
is the source of the river Candrabhaga, and began to
perform penance. Brahma who came to know of this,
== Association with Vishvamitra ==
Once while Visvamitra was a ruling King, he went into a forest to hunt. In the course of his rambles through the forest, he happened to arrive at Vasistha's Asrama with his retinue. Vasistha called Kamadhenu and ordered her to provide food for Visvamitra and his party. Kamadhenu, by her divine powers, prepared food within a short time and gave them a sumptuous meal; Visvamitra was greatly pleased with this amazing feat of Kamadhenu and he asked Vasisdia to give her to him. He even offered to give crores of cows in return for her. But Vasistha refused to comply with his request. Then Visvamitra tried to seize and take her away by force. At once Kamadhenu assumed the form of a terrible monster of destruction. From the different parts of her body emerged fierce warriors who clashed with Visvamitra's followers. All the arrows shot by Visvamitra were caught by Vasistha with his hand. In the end Visvamitra admitted that the might of a Brahmana is superior to the might of a Ksatriya. (Vasistha was a Brahmana and Visvamitra a Ksatriya). Visvamitra, soon gave up his kingly duties and began penance, thus turning himself into a "Rajarsi" (Royal saint). (Valmiki Ramayana, Bfila Kanda, 52nd Sarga ; M.B. Salya Parva, Chapter 40 ; M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter 175)
== Association with Srikalahasti ==
== Association with Srikalahasti ==