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Rishyasringa (; ; Pali: Isisiṅga) is a rishi mentioned in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures from the late first millennium BCE. According to the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, he was a boy born with the horns of a deer who became a seer and was lured by royal courtesans, which led to the yajna (fire sacrifice) of King Dasharatha. His story also occurs in the Buddhist Jatakas, where he is mentioned as the son of Bodhisatta and the subject of a seduction attempt by royal courtesans.

Key facts

Deity.type
Hindu
Deity.name
Rishyasringa
Deity.other_names
Shringi Rishi, Ekashringa
Deity.image
Rishyashringa_Lured_into_Anga_Desha_by_Dancing_Girls.jpg
Deity.alt
Rishyasringa
Deity.caption
Rishyasringa being lured by dancing girls, a painting by Balasaheb Pandit Pant Pratinidhi
Deity.father
Vibhandaka
Deity.spouse
Shanta

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Wikidata facts

Gender
male
Spouse
Shanta
Mother
Urvaśī
Image
Rishyashringa Lured into Anga Desha by Dancing Girls.jpg
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present in work
Mahabharata
Commons category
Rishyashringa
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