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    Lopamudra was a female philosopher and rishi from ancient Vedic literature who lived during the Rigveda period from 1950-1100 BC. She was the wife of the sage Agastya and contributed many hymns to the Rigveda. According to legend, Agastya created Lopamudra from parts of animals and plants. They spread the teachings of the Lalita Sahasranama and Lopamudra composed hymn number 179 in the Rigveda dedicated to the goddess Rati. She was considered a great intellectual and discoverer of mantras.

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    Lopamudra was a female philosopher and rishi from ancient Vedic literature who lived during the Rigveda period from 1950-1100 BC. She was the wife of the sage Agastya and contributed many hymns to the Rigveda. According to legend, Agastya created Lopamudra from parts of animals and plants. They spread the teachings of the Lalita Sahasranama and Lopamudra composed hymn number 179 in the Rigveda dedicated to the goddess Rati. She was considered a great intellectual and discoverer of mantras.

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    Lopamudra was a female philosopher and rishi from ancient Vedic literature who lived during the Rigveda period from 1950-1100 BC. She was the wife of the sage Agastya and contributed many hymns to the Rigveda. According to legend, Agastya created Lopamudra from parts of animals and plants. They spread the teachings of the Lalita Sahasranama and Lopamudra composed hymn number 179 in the Rigveda dedicated to the goddess Rati. She was considered a great intellectual and discoverer of mantras.

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    Lopamudra

    Lopamudra (Sanskrit: लोपामुद्रा) also known as Kaushitaki and Varaprada was a female
    philosopher according to ancient Vedic Indian literature. She was the wife of the
    sage Agastya who is believed to have lived in the Rigveda period (1950 BC-1100 BC) as many
    hymns have been attributed as her contribution to this Veda. She was not only the consort of
    Agastya but a Rishiki in her own right, as she was the well known rishiki who visualized the
    "Panchadasi" mantra of the Sakta tradition of Hinduism.
    There are three versions of Lopamudra' legend; one is in the Rigveda Hymns; the second is in
    the epic Mahabharata (Vanaparva: Tirtha-yatra Parva), where there is an elaborate version with
    a mention that Agastya Rishi did penance at Gangadwara (Haridwar), with the help of his wife,
    Lopamudra (the princess of Vidarbha). According to legend, Lopamudra was created by sage
    Agastya with the most graceful parts of animals such as eyes of the deer etc. and the third
    version is Giridhara Ramayana.
    The name Lopamudra signifies the loss (lopa) that the animals and plants suffered by giving their
    distinctive beauties (mudra's) when Agastya created her. After creating her, Agastya gave
    Lopamudra to the King of Vidarbha who was doing penance seeking for a progeny. Agastya had
    created Lopamudra with the intention of marrying her. The king brought up Lopamudra as his
    daughter. When she grew up, Agastya demanded her hand in marriage. Lopamudra agreed to
    marry him and left the King's palace for his hermitage. However, after some time, she grew tired
    of Agastya's austerity. She wrote hymn in the Rigveda, asking for his attention and love. The
    hymn made Agastya realize his duties towards his wife. The couple had a son named Dridhasyu,
    who became a poet.
    Together with her husband she is also credited with spreading the fame of the Lalita
    sahasranama (the thousand names of the Divine Mother). It is also believed that Agastya learnt
    the hymns of Lalitha Sahasranama from Hayagriva who is an avatar of Lord Vishnu.

    In Rigveda, hymns authored by 27 female rishis or rishikas reflect their success and progress as
    women intellectuals. These hymns are presented under three headings. The first group has
    hymns contributed by female rishis only such as by Vishwavara and Apale; Vishwavara's hymn is
    dedicated to Agni while Apale's hymn is about Indra. In the second group some are attributed to
    female rishis, particularly Lopamudra and Shashiyasi, wife of Taranta. Lopamudra's hymn has
    six verses in particular which have her name tag and are dedicated to Goddess Rati. Her hymns
    elaborate on the relationship between husband and wife in order to follow celibacy. Lopamudra is
    credited to have composed hymn number 179 in the Rigveda. The third group of hymns, though
    attributed to female rishis are not identified by any author and deal mostly with mythological
    characters and representation of theoretical qualities. In Rigveda Agastya and Lopamudra are
    considered as "mantra drashta" (seers who are discoverer of mantras).[10] She is also mentioned
    in Yajurveda(17:11:36:20) Brihaddevtakara (4:57–59) and in Agama granthas,[11] and hailed as
    "Mantradrika" (well versed in mantras) in Rigveda.

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