Ṛṣabha
mythological figure · 1 work · 5 mentions · 8 anchored passages
son of Varuṇa
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Bull among monkeys, a monkey commander.
In the van, the heroic Ṛṣabha and Nīla and also Kumuda were clearing the route together with many monkeys.
"Let Ṛṣabha, the lord of leaping monkeys, that bull among monkeys, guard the right flank of the monkey host as it advances.
Aṅgada, of immense strength, seized the southern gate, together with Ṛṣabha, Gavākṣa, Gaja, and Gavaya.