Vashishtha (,
IAST: , ,
Thai: Vasit,
Tamil: வசிட்டர்) is one of the
Saptarishis (seven great
Rishis) in the seventh, i.e. the present
Manvantara, or age of
Manu. Vashista is a
manasputra of God
Brahma. He had in his possession the divine cow
Kamadhenu, and Nandini her child, who could grant anything to their owners.
Arundhati is the name of the wife of Vashista. RigVeda 7:33 mentions Vashishtha rishi as son of MitraVaruṇa and
Urvasi.