# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vasishtha
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:43:22.973Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/vasishtha"
name: "Vasishtha"
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description: "One of the seven great rishis of Vedic tradition, chief author of the Rigveda's seventh mandala, and the sage Adi Shankara later named as the first voice of Vedanta philosophy."
tagline: "Ancient Indian sage"
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gender: "male"
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birthDate: "-2000"
deathDate: "-2000"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Vasishtha stands among the oldest named figures in Sanskrit literature, his hymns woven into multiple mandalas of the Rigveda alongside mentions of his family. Adi Shankara would centuries later call him the first sage of the Vedanta school, a retrospective honor that secured his philosophical lineage. Stories grew around him: possessor of Kamadhenu, the wish-granting cow, and her calf Nandini; locked in legendary rivalry with the sage Vishvamitra; family priest to the Raghu dynasty and teacher to Rama in the Ramayana. Texts bear his name—the Yoga Vāsishtha, the Vasishtha Samhita, some versions of the Agni and Vishnu Puranas—whether authored or attributed, each extending his reach across Hindu thought.