Hrishikesha
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Infobox deity Hrishikesha (Template:Langx; IAST: Hṛṣīkēśa) Template:Literal translation is an epithet of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is the 47th name in the Vishnu Sahasranama. According to Adi Shankara's commentary on the Vishnu Sahasranama, the name has several meanings:
- The lord of the senses.
- He under whose control the senses subsist.
- He whose hair consists of the rays of the sun and the moon, which gives joy to the world.
Rishikesh is a city in Uttarakhand state of India named after Hrishikesha.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>