Sanyasi

Published on 6th November, 2021. in Times of India. The idea of hermits, or the wandering ascetic, unwed, and nomadic, was an idea elaborated in post-Vedic literature, dated to 2,500 years ago, when we started hearing about shramanas India is the land of sanyasis (or hermits) but the hermits are of different types. Harappan seals suggest that there were hermits in the Indus Valley over 4,000 years ago. We find references to rishis in the Vedas. Rishis were wise men who were able to ‘see’ mantras and communicate with the gods through various rituals. They were usually married. Agatsya is married to Lopamudra, Vasishtha is ..