Brahmarshi
Sign in to saveIn Hinduism, a Brahmarshi (Sanskrit ', a tatpurusha compound of ' and '''') is a member of the highest class of Rishis ("seers" or "sages"). A Brahmarshi is a sage who has attained enlightenment and became a Jivanmukta by completely understanding the meaning of Brahman and has attained the highest divine knowledge (omniscience) and self knowledge called Brahmajnana. When a Brahmarshi dies he attains Paramukti and frees himself from Samsara, the cycle of birth and death.
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In Hinduism, a Brahmarshi (Sanskrit ', a tatpurusha compound of ' and '') is a member of the highest class of Rishis ("seers" or "sages"). A Brahmarshi is a sage who has attained enlightenment and became a Jivanmukta by completely understanding the meaning of Brahman and has attained the highest divine knowledge (omniscience) and self knowledge called Brahmajnana. When a Brahmarshi dies he attains Paramukti and frees himself from Samsara, the cycle of birth and death.
==Order== The superlative title of Brahmarshi'' is not attested in the Vedas themselves and first appears in the Sanskrit epics.
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