Rajarshi


Rajarishi in Hinduism and Hindu mythology, is a Royal Saint.

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A Rajarshi is a king who turned into a royal sage. A Rajarshi will not have to leave the kingship to become rishi as in the example of Vishwamitra but still while ruling the kingdom has reached a state of rishi and has attained self-realization.
They still perform the kshatriya responsibility, and remain similar to most rishis, maharishis and brahmarishis descendants in their level of spiritual knowledge.
Namely there are four types of Rishis mentioned in Hinduism and Vedas.
  1. Rajarshi
  2. Maharishi
  3. Brahmarshi
  4. And, one Devarshi.