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'''Rajarishi''' ([[Devanagari]]: राजर्षि ; [[ISO 15919|ISO]]: '' Rājarṣi '') (from [[Sanskrit]] "[[Rajan]]" a "[[King]]" + "[[Rishi]]" a "[[Saint]]" ) in [[Hinduism]] and [[Hindu mythology]], is a | '''Rajarishi''' ([[Devanagari]]: राजर्षि ; [[ISO 15919|ISO]]: '' Rājarṣi '') (from [[Sanskrit]] "[[Rajan]]" a "[[King]]" + "[[Rishi]]" a "[[Saint]]" ) in [[Hinduism]] and [[Hindu mythology]], is an enlightened person with a royal background. | ||
==Order== | ==Order== | ||
A Rajarshi is a [[king]] who turned into a royal sage. A Rajarshi will not have to leave the kingship to become ''rishi'' as in the example of [[Vishwamitra]] (who later advanced to becoming a ''[[Brahmarishi]]'') but still while ruling the kingdom has reached a state of rishi and has attained self-realization. | A Rajarshi is a [[king]] who turned into a royal sage. A Rajarshi will not have to leave the kingship to become ''rishi'' as in the example of [[Vishwamitra]] (who later advanced to becoming a ''[[Brahmarishi]]'') but still while ruling the kingdom has reached a state of rishi and has attained self-realization. | ||
They still perform the [[kshatriya]] responsibility, and remain similar to most [[rishis]], [[maharishis]] and [[brahmarishi]]s descendants in their level of spiritual knowledge.<ref>http://www.mythfolklore.net/india/encyclopedia/viswamitra.htm</ref> Another example of Rajarshi is King [[Janaka]], who is said to have attained Self-Knowledge from [[Asceticism|ascetic]] sage [[Ashtavakra|Astavakra]]. | They still perform the [[kshatriya]] responsibility, and remain similar to most [[rishis]], [[maharishis]] and [[brahmarishi]]s descendants in their level of spiritual knowledge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mythfolklore.net/india/encyclopedia/viswamitra.htm|title = Viśwamitra}}</ref> Another example of Rajarshi is King [[Janaka]], who is said to have attained Self-Knowledge from [[Asceticism|ascetic]] sage [[Ashtavakra|Astavakra]]. | ||
Namely there are four types of Rishis mentioned in Hinduism and Vedas. | Namely there are four types of Rishis mentioned in Hinduism and Vedas. | ||
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# [[Maharishi]] | # [[Maharishi]] | ||
# [[Brahmarshi]] | # [[Brahmarshi]] | ||
# And, [[ | # And, [[Devarishi]] | ||
== Reference in Hinduism == | == Reference in Hinduism == | ||