Rishyasringa is the young sage who ends a drought in Anga and then leads King Dasharatha's sacrifices for sons, from which Rama and his brothers are born. He marries the princess Shanta.
Who was Rishyasringa?
Raised in the forest by his father Vibhandaka, Rishyasringa has never seen a woman or a town. When drought strikes Anga, King Romapada sends young women to draw him out, and rain follows him into the kingdom.
Dasharatha brings him to Ayodhya to conduct the ashvamedha and the putrakameshti. From the fire of this rite rises the being with the bowl of payasam, and the queens conceive the four princes.
In the Valmiki Ramayana
Rishyasringa appears in 6 sargas across 1 Kandas.
First appearsBala Kanda · Sarga 9: Sumantra Tells of Rishyasringa
1.9Sumantra Tells of RishyasringaBala Kanda · Sarga 9 · सुमंत्र द्वारा ऋष्यशृंग की कथा1.10Rishyasringa Brings Rain to AngaBala Kanda · Sarga 10 · ऋष्यशृंग का अंग देश में आगमन1.11Dasharatha Fetches the SageBala Kanda · Sarga 11 · दशरथ का ऋष्यशृंग को लाना1.12Preparing the Horse SacrificeBala Kanda · Sarga 12 · अश्वमेध की तैयारी1.14The Ashvamedha on the SarayuBala Kanda · Sarga 14 · सरयू तट पर अश्वमेध1.15The Gods Seek a Way to End RavanaBala Kanda · Sarga 15 · रावण वध के उपाय की खोज
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