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Rishi Vasistha Cave, Shivpuri Range, Uttarakhand

This is a place where Rishi Vasistha was in meditation. Arundhati Cave is about 100 m west of Rishi Vasistha Cave.

There is a place to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.

How to Get there
The cave is located on the way from Rishikesh 24.6 kms to Devprayag at the banks of Ganga.

Map:
https://goo.gl/maps/S9X1QAPQWydMdcZg8

About Rishi Vasistha

Vasishtha (Sanskritवसिष्ठIASTVasiṣṭha) is one of the oldest and most revered Vedic rishis or sages,[3][4] and one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis). Vashistha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda.[5] Vashishtha and his family are mentioned in Rigvedic verse 10.167.4,[note 1] other Rigvedic mandalas and in many Vedic texts.[8][9][10] His ideas have been influential and he was called the first sage of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy by Adi Shankara.[11]

The Yoga VasishthaVasishtha Samhita, as well as some versions of the Agni Purana[12] and Vishnu Purana are attributed to him. He is the subject of many stories, such as him being in possession of the divine cow Kamadhenu and Nandini her child, who could grant anything to their owners. He is famous in Hindu stories for his legendary conflicts with sage Vishvamitra.[4][13][14] In the Ramayana, he was the family priest of the Raghu dynasty and teacher of Rama and his brothers.[15]

Read More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasishtha

This is a place where Rishi Vasistha was in meditation. Arundhati Cave is about 100 m west of Rishi Vasistha Cave.

There is a place to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.

How to Get there
The cave is located on the way from Rishikesh 24.6 kms to Devprayag at the banks of Ganga.

Map:
https://goo.gl/maps/S9X1QAPQWydMdcZg8

About Rishi Vasistha

Vasishtha (Sanskritवसिष्ठIASTVasiṣṭha) is one of the oldest and most revered Vedic rishis or sages,[3][4] and one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis). Vashistha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda.[5] Vashishtha and his family are mentioned in Rigvedic verse 10.167.4,[note 1] other Rigvedic mandalas and in many Vedic texts.[8][9][10] His ideas have been influential and he was called the first sage of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy by Adi Shankara.[11]

The Yoga VasishthaVasishtha Samhita, as well as some versions of the Agni Purana[12] and Vishnu Purana are attributed to him. He is the subject of many stories, such as him being in possession of the divine cow Kamadhenu and Nandini her child, who could grant anything to their owners. He is famous in Hindu stories for his legendary conflicts with sage Vishvamitra.[4][13][14] In the Ramayana, he was the family priest of the Raghu dynasty and teacher of Rama and his brothers.[15]

Read More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasishtha

Type

Consecrated

Country

India (भारत)

State

Uttarakhand

City

Rishikesh

Google Map

https://goo.gl/maps/S9X1QAPQWydMdcZg8

Longitude

30.1144143

Latitude

78.4323851

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Accessibility

You can sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.

Read More

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasishtha

How To Get There

The cave is located on the way from Rishikesh 24.6 kms to Devprayag at the banks of Ganga.