Arishṭanemi
Arishṭanemi
Arishṭanemi is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Arishṭanemi is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Arishṭanemi: a great ṛshi of the Kaśyapa gotra who teaches King Sagara the path to moksha; Daksha gave him four of his sixty daughters, and his daughter Mahatī became Sagara’s second wife. Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Mokshadharma Parva, Chapter 288; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 1, Chapter 19; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 2; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 3, 8
- Arishṭanemi (son of Citraka): a Yādava of the Vṛshṇi line, one of the sons of Citraka. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 14, 16
- Arishṭanemi (Yaksha): a yaksha who attends Bhagavān Sūrya in the months of Mārgaśīrsha and Pushya. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 52