SAGE
Vishvamitra
Also called: Kaushika
A sage and demanding teacher who equips Rama and Lakshmana for the forest journey, including how power must be recalled as well as released.

IN THIS LIBRARY
Context, not a ranking.
This page describes how the figure appears in this Valmiki Ramayana collection. Other Sanatan traditions may tell, name or understand the figure differently.
Source context: Bala Kanda 1.18–30