Maharshi (sage) Agastya : Hindu sage , scholar , teacher and a great spiritual leader

Maharshi  Agastya was the great sage , scholar of Vedic period of Hinduism. He also written some part of rig Veda along with his wife.
According to Hindu religious texts it is said that once he stop the upward growth of haughty mountain Vindhyanchal (in south India ) that's why he is called as Agastya i.e. the stopper of mountain

Once sage  Agastya drank all the water of seven oceans of this world to help gods to kill demons which were hiding in the oceans.



Lord Vishnu himself gave him the knowledge of Tamil language  that's why Maharshi  Agastya is known as originator of Tamil language he also developed early Tamil grammar.

 He also played a leading role in the development of science and medicine in Vedic times.


 According to Ramayana (a Hindu religious text ) during exile in forest (Vanvas) lord Rama along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman visited the monastery (ashram) of Maharishi Agastya. 

Maharshi Agastya gave a bow to Lord RAMA which was made by Vishwakarma for Lord Vishnu and cannot be destroyed by any weapon of any foe. He also gave Lord RAMA and Lakshmana divine quivers that he had from lord Indra these quivers can never be empty of arrows. these four arrows of quivers destroy the enemy and vanish  to reappear in the quiver. He also gave devine sword to Lakshmana which has power to to conquer all three worlds by this sword Lakshmana cut the nose of Surpankha (sister of demon Rawana). He gave a divine Arrow to Lord Rama by which lord Shiva killed demon Tripura.




It is said that if all the spiritual power of north put on one side and Maharshi  Agastya on another side. Then the side of  Agastya  will won. Maharshi  Agastya is well known figure in whole South India , South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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