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Vishvamitra

Also called: Kaushika

The royal sage and rival of Vasishtha. In the Shalya Parva he orders the river Sarasvati to bring Vasishtha to him to be killed, and curses her to run with blood for a year when she carries Vasishtha away again.

Sources: The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer · see Vishvamitra's web

Relations 4

Vishvamitra cursed

Saraswati (Consort) · Saraswati carries Vasishtha and is cursed to run with blood
To flow with blood, for carrying Vasishtha away.

Vishvamitra devotee of

Apas (God) · Vishvamitra and the rivers Vipash and Shutudri
Praises the rivers and wins their favour.

Vishvamitra parent of

Shunahshepa (Sage) · Shunahshepa, the boy bound for Varuna
By adoption: the freed boy becomes Devarata, eldest of Vishvamitra's sons.

Vishvamitra rival of

Vasishtha (Sage) · Saraswati carries Vasishtha and is cursed to run with blood
Rivalry in austerities on the two banks of the Sarasvati.

Stories 5

Ahalya, Indra and Gautama's curse
From the epics · as tells the story · 5 tellings
Saraswati carries Vasishtha and is cursed to run with blood
From the epics · as his rival, who curses her · 1 telling
The verse of Savitr (the Gayatri)
Legend · as ancestor of the poets of book 3 (tradition) · 7 tellings
Shunahshepa, the boy bound for Varuna
Legend · as priest who adopts the boy · 6 tellings
Vishvamitra and the rivers Vipash and Shutudri
Legend · as the singer, Kushika's son · 3 tellings

Cited

The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer § shalya.42 Primary text (translation)