Rishyasringa

Mbh.1.2.387	Then the story of Rishyasringa who adopted Brahmacharya mode of life from his very boyhood; then the history of Rama of great prowess, the son of Jamadagni, in which has been narrated the death of Kartavirya and the Haihayas; then the meeting between the Pandavas and the Vrishnis in the sacred spot called Prabhasa; then the story of Su-kanya in which Chyavana, the son of Bhrigu, made the twins, Aswinis, drink, at the sacrifice of king Saryati, the Soma juice from which they had been excluded by the other gods, and in which besides is shown how Chyavana himself acquired perpetual youth as a boon from the grateful Aswinis.
Mbh.2.11.436	And Agastya of great energy, and Markandeya, of great ascetic power, and Jamadagni and Bharadwaja, and Samvarta, and Chyavana, and exalted Durvasa, and the virtuous Rishyasringa, the illustrious Sanatkumara of great ascetic merit and the preceptor in all matters affecting Yoga; Asita and Devala, and Jaigishavya acquainted with truth; Rishava, Ajitasatru, and Mani of great energy; and the Science of healing with its eight branches, all in their personified forms, O Bharata; the moon with all the stars and the stellar conjunctions; Aditya with all his rays; the winds; the Sacrifices, the Declarations of purpose in sacrifices, the Vital principles, these illustrious and vow-observing beings in their personified forms, and many others too numerous to mention, attend all upon Brahma in that mansion.
Mbh.3.110.5678	And this is a hermitage, with a holy name, belonging to Kasyapa of mighty soul; whose son was Rishyasringa, devoted to penances, and of passions under control.
Mbh.3.110.5683	Yudhishthira said, How was the son of Kasyapa, Rishyasringa, born of a hind?
Mbh.3.110.5690	Lomasa said, Hear how Rishyasringa, of dreaded name, was born as a son to Vibhandaka, who was a saint of the Brahmana caste, who had cultured his soul by means of religious austerities, whose seed never failed in causing generation, and who was learned and bright like the Lord of beings.
Mbh.3.110.5699	And Rishyasringa, devoted to penances, always passed his days in the forest.
Mbh.3.110.5701	there was a horn on the head of that magnanimous saint and for this reason did he come to be known at the time by the name of Rishyasringa.
Mbh.3.110.5716	send for Rishyasringa, the son of a saint, resident of the forest knowing nothing of the female sex, and always taking delight in simplicity.
Mbh.3.110.5723	And he took great pains in order to settle some plan for securing a visit from Rishyasringa.
Mbh.3.110.5728	Ye must find some means to allure, and obtain the confidence of the son of the saint, Rishyasringa, whom ye must bring over to my territory'
Mbh.3.110.5733	In that case, I may be able to bring over the son of the saint, Rishyasringa'
Mbh.3.111.5749	O Rishyasringa of the priestly caste!
Mbh.3.111.5751	Rishyasringa said, Thou art shining with lustre, as if thou wert a mass of light.
Mbh.3.111.5765	Rishyasringa said, Let me give thee ripe fruits, such as gallnuts, myrobalans, Karushas, Ingudas from sandy tracts and Indian fig.
Mbh.3.111.5768	And these were exceedingly nice and beautiful to see and were very much acceptable to Rishyasringa.
Mbh.3.111.5771	And she touched his body with her own and repeatedly clasped Rishyasringa in her arms.
Mbh.3.111.5774	And when she saw that the heart of Rishyasringa had been touched, she repeatedly pressed his body with her own and casting glances, slowly went away under the pretext that she was going to make offerings on the fire.
Mbh.3.111.5775	On her departure, Rishyasringa became over-powered with love and lost his sense.
Mbh.3.112.5788	SECTION CXII Rishyasringa said, Here came to-day a religious student with a mass of hair on his head.
Mbh.3.113.5836	In the meanwhile, when the son of Kasyapa had gone out to gather fruits, then that very courtesan came again to tempt Rishyasringa in the manner described above.
Mbh.3.113.5837	And as soon as Rishyasringa had her in sight, he was glad and hurriedly rushing towards him said, Let us go to thy hermitage before the return of my father'
Mbh.3.113.5843	And Lomapada, the desire of his heart fulfilled, bestowed his daughter Santa on Rishyasringa in marriage.
Mbh.3.113.5860	And Rishyasringa did exactly as his father said, and went back to the place where his father was.
Mbh.3.113.5863	And as Damayanti was an obedient wife to Nala, or as Sachi is to the god who holdeth the thunderbolt in his hand or as Indrasena, Narayana's daughter, was always obedient to Mudgala, so did Santa wait affectionately upon Rishyasringa, when he lived in the wood.
Mbh.6.91.4825	Then Alamvusha, the mighty son of Rishyasringa, beholding his foe blazing forth with energy, became infuriate with rage and himself put forth his prowess in that combat.
Mbh.6.101.5387	Hearing that awful wail thy troops, O Bharata, that resembled the roar of the very sea at full tide when agitated by the winds, Duryodhana then, O king, addressed the son of Rishyasringa and said, This Abhimanyu singly, O thou of mighty arms, like a second Phalguni, routeth from rage my army like Vritra routing the celestial host.
Mbh.6.102.5425	I will also describe to thee the prowess that Arjuna put forth in battle, and Bhimasena the son of Pandu and Nakula, and Sahadeva, as also the warriors of thy army headed by Bhishma and Drona, all of whom fearlessly achieved wonderful feats of diverse kinds, Alamvusha, uttering loud shouts and repeatedly roaring at Abhimanyu, rushed impetuously against that mighty car-warrior in battle, saying, Wait, Wait, Abhimanyu also, repeatedly roaring like a lion, rushed with at great force at that mighty bowman, viz, the son of Rishyasringa, who was an implacable foe of the former's sire.
Mbh.6.102.5435	Then the vindictive son of Rishyasringa, inflamed with wrath, covered Abhimanyu, who was equal unto Mahendra himself, with clouds of winged arrows.
Mbh.6.112.6075	SECTION CXII Sanjaya said, The mighty bowman Alamvusha the son of Rishyasringa, in that battle, resisted Satyaki clad in mail and proceeding towards Bhishma.
Mbh.12.233.14495	The royal sage Lomapada, of great prowess, by giving away his daughter Santa to Rishyasringa, obtained the fruition of all his wishes.
Mbh.12.296.18481	My grandfather Vasishtha, Rishyasringa, Kasyapa, Veda, Tandya, Kripa, Kakshivat, Kamatha, and others, and Yavakrita, O king, and Drona, that foremost of speakers, and Ayu, and Matanga, and Datta, and Drupada, and Matsya, all these, O ruler of the Videhas, obtained their respective positions through penance as the means.
Mbh.13.137.11361	The lordly Lomapada attained all the vast objects of his desire by giving his daughter Santa in marriage to Rishyasringa.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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