Rishi Vasistha was married to Arundhati and they had a son Shakti. Ramayana – Guru Vasistha is the teacher of Lord Ram and Lakshman. He was the son of Sage Vasistha, one of the Saptarishis of India. Most of the Sage Agastya’s stories are common in Ramayana and Mahabharata. He stops the Vindhya mountains from growing and lowers them so that Sun, Moon and living beings could easily pass over it. Mahabharat – The story of Agastya is also present in Mahabharat. He gives them a divine bow and arrow and describes the evil nature of Ravana. Agastya and his wife meet Rama, Sita and Lakshmana before the war with Ravana. Ramayana – Mentioned in the several chapters of Hindu epic Ramayana, Agastya Rishi lives on the banks of river Godavari in his ashram. When Sahadeva visits Lanka, Vibhishana was ruling over Lanka. Mahabharat – Vibhishana is still the king of Lanka. According to the Mahabharata, Sahadeva, one of the Pandavas visited Lanka during his southern military campaign for the rajasuya of Yudhishthira. When Rama was about to leave Ayodhya at the end of his reign, He ordered Vibhishana to stay on earth forever and serve the people and guide them to the path of truth and Dharma. After Ravan was killed by Ram, Rama crowned Vibhishana as the king of Lanka. Being a devotee of Lord Ram, he helped Ram and his army against his brother Ravan. Ramayana – He is the younger brother of Lanka’ king Ravan. He is also one of the immortals in Hinduism who never dies. He co-existed with Rama in Ramayana and co-existed with Krishna in Mahabharat. He is only Vishnu avatar who has coexisted with other Vishnu Avatars. Serving as a mentor to Bhishma, Drona and Karna, He teaches weapon arts and helps key warriors in both sides of the Kurukshetra war. Mahabharat – Appearing in several chapters of Mahabharata, He plays important roles in the Mahabharata too. Parshuram is angry and he calms down only when Rama apologizes to him.
He appears during Swayamvar of Sita where Rama breaks the Parashuram’s bow.
Ramayana – Parshuram is one of the Lord Vishnu’s 10 avatars on Earth. He is the only Vishnu Avatar who never dies and still living in Mahendra mountain as per Bhagavata Purana. Lord Hanuman was also riding the chariot of Arjun when Lord Krishna was giving teachings to Arjun. Therefore Bhima realizes the strength of Hanuman. Hanuman meets Bhima accidentally when Bhima was on his way to Mount Kailash. Mahabharat – He is the half-brother of Bhima as they share same spiritual father Vayu Dev. Hanuman is one of the main characters in epic Ramayana. Hanuman helps Ram to find his wife Sita who is abducted by a demon Ravan. Ramayana – An ardent devotee of Lord Ram, Hanuman meets Lord Ram and Lakshman during their exile. He is one of the Chiranjeevi in Hinduism who live till the end of Kaliyuga. Mahabharat – Kubera is the son of Prajapati Pulastya and his wife Idavida and the brother of sage Vishrava. Bhima who has the power of thousand elephants could not move the tail of Hanuman. Kubera later settled in the city of Alaka in the Himalayas. As per scriptures, Kubera once ruled Lanka, but Ravana removed his half-brother from the throne and became the king of Lanka. Ramayana – Known as the lord of wealth, Kubera is the half-brother of Ravana. He preserved the semen in a vessel and thus Dronacharya was born from that vessel. He could not control his desires, causing him to ejaculate out of excitement. The beauty of a beautiful apsara who had come to bath there impress the sage. Once Bharadwaja went to Ganga river with his companions. The story of Drona’s birth is quite interesting. Drona was not born from a womb, rather he was born from a vessel made of the leaf. Mahabharat – He is the father of Drona, a royal teacher to the Kauravas and Pandavas. Therefore, Bharadwaja appears in many instances in the Ramayana. Bharadwaja requests them to stay with him for the entire exile but Rama politely declines and decides to go into forests. Ramayan – Lord Ram and Seeta meet Bharadwaja at his ashram at the start of their 14 years of exile. On the request of Krishna, Mayasura built a grand palace for Pandavas. Therefore, Takshak escaped and Mayasur surrendered to Lord Krishna. After the partition of Hastinapur, Pandavas came to Khandavprastha and Arjun burnt the entire forest. He used to stay in the area of Khandavprastha along with his family, friends and his snake friend Takshak. Mahabharat – He appears in Mahabharat too. He used to live in his capital Maya-Rashtra. Ramayan – He is the foster father of Mandodari, wife of Lanka’s king Ravan.