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<div>{{short description|Highest class of Hindu sages}}<br />
In [[Hinduism]], a '''Brahmarshi''' ([[Sanskrit]] ''{{IAST|brahmarṣi}}'', a [[tatpurusha]] compound of ''{{IAST|[[brahma]]}}'' and ''{{IAST|[[Rishi|ṛṣi]]}}'') is a member of the highest class of [[Rishis]] ("seers" or "sages").<br />
A Brahmarshi is a sage who has attained enlightenment ([[Kaivalya]] or [[Moksha]]) and became a [[Jivanmukta]] by completely understanding the meaning of [[Brahman]] and has attained the highest divine knowledge, infinite knowledge(omniscience) and self knowledge called '''Brahmajnana'''. When a '''Brahmarshi''' dies he attains '''Paramukti''' and frees himself from [[Samsara]], the cycle of birth and death.<br />
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==Order==<br />
The superlative title of ''Brahmarishi'' is not attested in the [[Vedas]] themselves and first appears in the [[Sanskrit epics]].<br />
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According to this classification, a Brahmarishi is the ultimate expert of religion and spiritual knowledge known as 'Brahmajnana'. Below him are the ''[[Maharishi]]s'' (''Great Rishis'').<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Ghodke|first=N. B.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UF3kAAAAMAAJ|title=An Introduction to the Panorama of Hinduism|date=1995|publisher=Prasaranga, Karnatak University|language=en}}</ref><br />
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The ''[[Saptarishi]]s'' created out of Brahma's thoughts are perfect brahmarishis. They are often cited to be at par with the [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]] in power and piety in the [[Puranas]].<br />
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[[Bhrigu]], [[Angiras (sage)|Angiras]], [[Atri]], [[Vishwamitra]], [[Kashyapa]], [[Vasishta]], and [[Shandilya]] are the seven brahmarishis.<ref name=":0" /> But there is another list of Saptarishi also who are also [[Pravaras|Gotra-pravartakas]], i.e.,founders of Brahamanical clans, and this second list appeared somewhat later, but belongs to ancient period.<br />
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All the hymns of [[Mandala 3|third mandala]] of the Rig Veda, including the [[Gayatri mantra]], are ascribed to Vishwamitra, who is mentioned as the son of [[Gaadhi]]. According to Puranic stories,{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} [[Vishwamitra]] was the only brahmarishi who rose to the position out of pure [[tapas (Sanskrit)|tapas]]. Originally belonging to the [[kshatriya]], he rose by pure merit to a Brahmarishi. Vishwamitra is also referred to as Kaushika, because he attained Brahmajnana on the banks of the [[river Koshi]].<br />
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Parasurama and Jamadagni have also been credited the title of Brahmarishi by Bhishma as in Mahabharata.<br />
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==The Period of the Manusmriti==<br />
''Brahmarshi-desha'', 'the country of the holy sages,' includes the territories of the [[Kuru Kingdom|Kurus]], [[Matsya Kingdom|Matsyas]], [[Panchala]]s and [[Surasena|Surasenas]] (i.e. the eastern half of the State of Patiala and of the Delhi division of the Punjab, the Alwar State and adjacent territory in Rajputana, the region which lies between the Ganges and the Jumna, and the [[Mathura district|Mathura District]] in the United Provinces).<ref>Rapson, E. J. (1914). Ancient India, from the earliest times to the first century, A.D.. [https://archive.org/stream/ancientindiafrom00raps#page/50/mode/1up (pp.50-51)]</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Brahmavarta]]<br />
*[[Brahmana]]<br />
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*[[Brahmaloka]]<br />
*[[Brahmastra]]<br />
*[[Brahmanda astra]]<br />
*[[Brahmanda Purana]]<br />
*[[Brahma Sampradaya]]<br />
*[[Brahma Samhita]]<br />
*[[Brahma Sutras]]<br />
*[[Brahma Vaivarta Purana]]<br />
*[[Manasputra]]<br />
*[[Hindu texts]]<br />
*[[Vedic priesthood]]<br />
*[[Vedanga]]<br />
*[[Hindu mythology]]<br />
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{{Rishis of Hindu mythology}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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