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Sage Vasishtha
Sage Vasishtha:
Lineage: Brahma > Vasishtha (1st birth)
Lineage: Brahma > Marichi > Kashyapa > Mitra-Varuna > Vasishtha (another birth)
Lineage: Brahma > Vasishtha > Shakti > Parasara > Vyasa
Lineage: Brahma > Vasishtha (1st birth)
Lineage: Brahma > Marichi > Kashyapa > Mitra-Varuna > Vasishtha (another birth)
Lineage: Brahma > Vasishtha > Shakti > Parasara > Vyasa
◍ Association with Sri Rama: (Valmiki Ramayana)• Sage Vasishtha acted as the kulaguru of the Ikshvaku dynasty (where Sri Rama was born).
• Sage Vasishtha and sage Rishyashringa guided the Yagnas of King Dasharatha which led to the incarnation of Sri Rama in Ayodhya.
◍ Compositions:
• Rig Vedic Mantras: Seer of Rig Vedic Mantras (Mandala 7).
• Yoga Vasishtha: Philosophical discourse between sage Vasishtha and prince Rama based on Advaita Vedanta.
• Vasishtha Samhita: Text on Yoga.
◍ Pilgrimages:
► Ayodhya - Vasishtha Kund (Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh): Hermitage of sage Vasishtha.
► Ayodhya outskirts - Makhauda Dham (Basti district, Uttar Pradesh): Place of Putrakameshti Yagna of king Dasharatha.
► Ayodhya - Vasishtha Kund(Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh)
Vasishtha Kund is identified with the place where the hermitage of sage Vasishtha was located. This is the place where Sri Rama studied in the gurukula of sage Vasishtha.
► Ayodhya - Makhauda Dham (around 20 km from Ayodhya)(Basti district, Uttar Pradesh)
Makhauda Dham is identified with the place where king Dasharatha performed the Putrakameshti Yagna.
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