Shringi Rishi

Shringi Rishi was the legendary Indian Hindu saint or Rishi of sage Kashyapa 's lineage. Shringi Rishi was great saint of the Ramayan era of ancient India. His father was great saint Vibhandak Rishi.

Overview

Shringi Rishi performed 'Putrakameshti Yajya' for King Dashrath of Ayodhya, after that Lord Rama and his three brothers were born. There is an ashram of Shringi Rishi situated at Ayodhya on the banks of Sarayu river near Laxman Ghat.Legend has it that Shringi Rishi cursed King Parikshit for his sinful conduct against rishi Lomash. The boons and curse uttered by him were proved to be absolutely true.Rishi Shringi was a distinguished expert of the super science of mantras. A temple of Shringi Rishi, is also located at Banjar in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, in whose honour a fair is held every year in May. A cave is also located in district sirmaur near nahan in bagthan where he is supposed to have stayed. It is a long cave where he is supposed to do yagna and worth seeing.

Sikhwal (also known as Sukhwal, Shringi) are one of the prominent Brahmin sects of Rajasthani Brahmins who trace their origin from the great sage Rishi Shringi (or Rishi Shring). Rishi Shringi was the son of Sage Vibhandak, himself a highly respected Vedic scholar of Kashyaap linage. Rishi Shringi is credited in Indian mythology as the inventor of ‘Putrakameshti Yagna’, the Vedic sacrifice for begetting a male progeny. This first ever Putrakameshti Yagna was performed by Rishi Shringi for the Suryawanshi Emperor Dashrath of Ayodhya (of Ikshavaku lineage) and the outcome of this Yagna was the birth of Lord Rama, the great Indian God-king and revered ‘Avtaar’ (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu, the powerful god in the holy Hindu trinity of Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh. Lord Rama was born with the blessings of the Gods who were appeased by Rishi Shringi with powerful mantras. Three more sons were born to Dashrath besides Rama (born to his eldest Queen, Devi Kaushlya) Laxman, Bharat and Shatrughna born to Devi Sumitra and Devi Kaikayee, the other two Queens of Emperor Dashrath.

The Yagna was an elaborate affaire spreading over twelve days and was performed with much fanfare befitting its uniqueness. The legend has it that Emperor Dashrath’s only sister, the beautiful young Princess Shanta, who was actively involved in the organizing of the Yagna, fell in love with the handsome and scholarly young sage Shringi. Her brother, Emperor Dashrath understood her feelings and on the occasion of ‘Poornaahuti’ (final sacrifice offered to gods, announcing the completion of Yagna process) proposed royal princess Shanta’s hand in marriage to Rishi Shringi. They were married and had eight sons and many daughters. All the sons born out of the alliance were highly respected for their knowledge of the holy Vedas and involved themselves in scholarly pursuits. Their decedents were later organized into the sub-sect of Brahmins, called Sikhwal Brahmins (also known as Sukhwal, Shringi Brahmins) Though Rishi Shringi was a Brahmin and Princess Shanta was born to Suryawanshi Kshatriya (Rajput) family, such alliances were not very uncommon in the era as both Brahmins and Kshatriya communities represented the elite class of the Hindu society.

Cities of Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota and Udaipur and many other places in Rajasthan, Kolkota in West Bengal, Hyderabad and Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh, Mumbai, Nasik, Jalgaon, Akola, Amravati, Latur and other places in Maharashtra have a significant presence of Sikhwal Brahmin population. Today, the Sikhwals are spread all over India and also in USA and Europe.

Other prominent Rajasthani Brahmin sub-sects are Gaur, Gujar-Gaur, Daima (also called Dayama or Dadeech), Pareek, Khandelwal (not to be confused with the ‘Vaisha’ community of the same name) and Saraswat Brahmins.

The article is written perfectly, in rajasthan other five cast i.e. guar, gujar-gaur, daima, pareek and khandelwal [not vaisha] form chh-nyatee bhai. Though they among themselves do not marry their daughter, but invite on all auspicious and other occasion. Their bonding is strong and collectively own society hall to conduct social functions. In pushkar near ajmer in state of rajasthan -india. sikhawal brahim have an inn and temple dedicated to Shiringi Rishi. Being descendant of SAge Shrigi i wish others to contribute their views.

Shringi Rishi's re-incarnation (as Krishna Dutt Ji Maharaj) in recent years

Please refer to the upcoming website about Shringi Rishi being developed by Vaidik Anusandhan Samiti:

http://www.shringi-rishi.org

The following introduction is from the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfA3tbJQE5w

"Shringi Adi Rishi gave "Pravachan" in a unique state of Samadhi. In this life he was known as Pujyapad Gurudev Brhma-rishi Krishna Dutt Ji Maharaj (Reincarnation of Shringi Adi Rishi who performed putreshti yajna for Raja Dashratha when Lord Rama was born). Krishna Dutt Ji would recite Veda-mantras when lying down on a bed straight for about 10 min. that followed the Pravachan for about 1hr. He left his body in 1992 when he was 50 which he had announced 30 years before. His Aashram is situated in Barnava, Lakshagraha (Varnavat of The Mahabharat) near Meerut UP.

Please visit this link of www.yogausa.com for Shringi Rishi Pravachan Videos and Text.http://www.yogausa.com/saints_shringi-rishi.phpFor more information please contact Vaidik Anusandhan Samiti by e-mailing at [e-mail]"

The details can be verified from the books published by Vaidik Anusandhan Samity New Delhi (India). The details of medicines used for the Putreshti Yagya were also recited by him in his stance position. The same are available in the books published by Vaidik Anusandhan Samity. The list of books can be asked from the email address above.

However, it must be remembered that the claims of Shringi Rishi actually being reincarnated in the form of Shri Brahmachari Krishnadutt Ji have remain unverified so far. The books developed on the basis of his pravachans delivered at different points of time also contain a number of anomalous theories regarding Indian history, especially covering the legendary periods of Ramayana and Mahabharata, but none of the unheard of legends cited by Shri Brahmachari Ji have received support from any known authentic references from traditional knowledge resources.

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