Did Rishi Vishwamitra achieve enlightenment/moksha?

Namaste all,

I was reading rishi vishwamitra's story about him fighting rishi vashishta, his rise to a brahmarishi and so on. But i have one major query:

Did he attain enlightenment? Is it mentioned in the scriptures that he attained enlightenment?

Hari Om

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Originally Posted by Martin

Namaste all,

I was reading rishi vishwamitra's story about him fighting rishi vashishta, his rise to a brahmarishi and so on. But i have one major query:

Did he attain enlightenment? Is it mentioned in the scriptures that he attained enlightenment?

Hari Om

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Pranam-s,

As per the Rig Veda, Rishi Vishvamitra Gathina attained amrita-m (proto-moksha). The mere fact that the Shri Gods revealed Vedic Hymns to Rishi Vishvamitra Gathina is proof that this illustrious Rishi attained amrita-m. In fact, the Gayatri Mantra (which even Krishna used to recite in order to meditate) is attributed to Rishi Vishvamitra Gathina.

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Originally Posted by Sudas Paijavana

Pranam-s,

As per the Rig Veda, Rishi Vishvamitra Gathina attained amrita-m (proto-moksha). The mere fact that the Shri Gods revealed Vedic Hymns to Rishi Vishvamitra Gathina is proof that this illustrious Rishi attained amrita-m. In fact, the Gayatri Mantra (which even Krishna used to recite in order to meditate) is attributed to Rishi Vishvamitra Gathina.

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Thank you Sudas Paijavana for this amazing piece of information..

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Originally Posted by Martin

Namaste all,

I was reading rishi vishwamitra's story about him fighting rishi vashishta, his rise to a brahmarishi and so on. But i have one major query:

Did he attain enlightenment? Is it mentioned in the scriptures that he attained enlightenment?

Hari Om

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Of course yes, he was the one who discovered the Gayatri Mantra. He attained this by the aid of Vamadeva who was sent by Vashishta to enlighten him.