Rishyasringa

Rishyasringa
Rishyasringa being lured by dancing girls, a painting by Balasaheb Pandit Pant Pratinidhi
Information
Aliases	Shringi Rishi, Ekashringa
Gender	Male
Family	Vibhandaka (father)
Spouse	Shanta

Rishyasringa (Sanskrit: ऋष्यशृङ्ग; IAST: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Pali: Isisiṅga) is a rishi mentioned in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures from the late first millennium BCE. According to the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, he was a boy born with the horns of a deer who became a seer and was lured by royal courtesans, which led to the yajna (fire sacrifice) of King Dasharatha. His story also occurs in the Buddhist Jatakas, where he is mentioned as the son of Bodhisatta and was tried to be seduced by royal courtesans.