We have two exemplary Sages, Brahma Jnyanis, in the Guru Parampara. Both these Sages are of the highest order in yajnya, dana, and tapas. However, there is a slight difference between the two. The great Sage Vashsishtha is said to be an attained soul, established in His Self, unperturbed by the happenings in the world, as could be seen from his advice to shree Ramachndra in Vashsishtha Gita. On the contrary, Vishva Mitra seems to be of unsettled mind, seeking worldwide acceptance, acclaim, He wanted Vashishtha to acknowledge the attainment to Brahm-jnyan! A person who seeks recognition, acceptance, acclaim from others is not a jnyani, at all!
A Sage or Rishi is supposed to have got a mantra from anahata state! He is a visionary, drushtara. Sage Vishva Mitra was a king who worked hard to become a rishi and got the Gayatri mantra with the grace of paramatma Narayana. The Gayatri is a song, a sacred mantra of the Metre Gayatri comprising of 23 and a half syllables- tat savitru varenyam bhargo devasya | All these syllables are the seed letters, bija mantra, and have 12 mantra and 12 tantra devata, deities who pay obeisance to the Sun God, and as such, Vishva Mitra is called friend of the world (Light). The significance lies in that the grace of Lord Narayana is the most important factor here. Thus, Vishva Mitra struggled hard for his attainments and failed several times in his attempts. Finally, he succeeded in becing a jnyani, but not necessarily attained the brahmn! No one will ever attain the state of brahmn unless everything, everything attained, including jnyan, is dropped!
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