Vasishtha is one of the oldest and revered Vedic rishis or sages, and one of the Saptarishis. Vasishtha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda. Vasishtha and his family are mentio
A Vasishtha statue in granite stone.
King Vishvamitra visits Vasishtha (left)
Vasishta summons Shabala, the cow of abundance, to provide for a feast
Urvashi is the most prominent apsara mentioned in the Hindu scriptures like the Vedas, the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as the Puranas. She is regarded as the most beautiful of all the apsa
Urvashi leaving her husband Pururavas, a chromolithograph by Raja Ravi Varma
A relief depicting Narayana (left) and Nara (right), Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, ca. 5th century CE
An emblem depicting Pururavas and Urvashi, 1st century BCE - 1st century CE.
Arjuna rejects Urvashi, print by B.P. Banerjee