Ṛshabha

Ṛshabha, “the bull; the best”

Ṛshabha is a name used for more than one person in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

• Ṛshabhadeva: Ṛshabhadeva, an avatāra of Bhagavān Vishṇu, son of King Nābhi and father of Bharata, who left the world as an avadhūta. Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 107; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, 5th Skandha, Chapter 3 to 6

People

• Ṛshabha Yogī: the great yogī who taught the prince Bhadrāyu and gave him the Śiva Kavaca. Skanda Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa, Uttarārdha, Chapters 10–12; Pañcākshara Māhātmya
• Ṛshabha Muni: a brahmarshi of the Nara-Nārāyaṇa āśrama who teaches the Ṛshabha Gītā on the pain of hope in an unworthy person. Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva, Chapters 125–128