Jamadagni is regarded in Hindu tradition to be one of the Saptarishi in the seventh, and the current age of Manvantara.
14 Facts About Jamadagni
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Jamadagni is a descendant of the sage Bhrigu, one of the Prajapatis created by Brahma, the creator deity.
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Jamadagni has five children with his wife, Renuka, the youngest of whom is Parashurama, an avatar of Vishnu.
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Jamadagni later becomes the renowned Vishvamitra, who was a Kshatriya by birth, but later ascended to the status of a Brahmarishi.
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Jamadagni is said to have acquired knowledge regarding the science of weapons without any formal instruction, with the guidance of his father.
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Jamadagni fell in love with his daughter, Princess Renuka, upon seeing her, and asked the king for her hand in marriage.
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Jamadagni receives Sharanga, the celestial bow of Vishnu, from his father, Richika.
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Jamadagni stood there, mesmerised by the beauty of the sight.
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The weary Jamadagni was furious when he heard the reason for her delay, and called forth each of his sons, one after the other, to kill her.
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Jamadagni observed that the rishi had just milked his cow, Kamadhenu, and kept her milk in a pot.
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Jamadagni was once visited by the Haihaya king Kartavirya Arjuna and his retinue, to whom he served a feast offered by the divine cow, Kamadhenu.
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The king sent his minister called Chandragupta, who offered a ten million cows, or even half the kingdom, to purchase this cow of plenty, but Jamadagni refused to part with her.
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When Jamadagni was to be cremated, the sage Shukra arrived on the scene, and restored the rishi's life with the Mrtasanjivani mantra.
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Parashurama and Jamadagni's disciples cremated the rishi, and his wife Renuka performed sati.