As a deity name
Name 807 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 757 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 924 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 47 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
हृषीकेश · noun · masculine
विष्णु का एक नाम · श्रीकृष्ण · इंद्रियों का स्वामी । परमात्मा (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
lord of the senses (said of Manas)
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Dictionary citations
hṛṣī-keśa See below under hṛṣīka.
hṛṣīkeśa m. (perhaps = hṛṣī-keśa, cf. hṛṣī-vat above) id. (-tva n.), MBh.; Hariv. &c.
N. of the tenth month, VarBṛS.
of a Tīrtha, Cat.
of a poet, ib.
Alternative readings
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