Rishi Asita

Not to be confused with Asita.
Asita
असित
Personal life
SpouseEkaparṇā
ChildrenDevala
Parent
  • Kashyapa (father)
EraVedic Period
Notable idea(s)Rebirth (Punarjanm)
Notable work(s)
  • Sukta 5 to 24 in 9th Mandala of Rigaveda
  • Asitakrutam Shivastotram
Known forSeer sage in Rigaveda
OccupationPhilosopher
Religious life
ReligionHinduism

Rishi Asita (Sanskrit: ऋषि असित) simply called as Asita (Romanised: Āsita) was a Vedic sage and a pravara in the Shandilya Gotra.

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