'((About|Toppo, the Brahmin and Kshatriya|the Toppo [[gotra]])) ((About|the pretzel-based snack|the light recreational vehicle|Mitsubishi Toppo)) ((Multiple issues| ((notability|date=January 2018)) ((Refimprove|date=September 2018)) )) '''Toppo'''([[IAST|Hinduism]]) ''follows [[Brahmarishi]] [[Vishvamitra]](viśvā-mitra'') Toppo is a [[Brahmin]] and [[Kshatriya]] [[gotra]] of [[Hinduism]] ((Use dmy dates|date=December 2015)) ((Use Indian English|date=December 2015)) ((Infobox Hindu leader |name = Brahmarshi Vishvamitra |image = Ahalya_rama.jpg |imagesize = 250px |caption = Brahma Rishi Vishva mitra calm sketch |free_label = Lineage |free_text = Kusha - [[Lunar dynasty|Chandravamsha clan]] |father = [[Gaadhi]] |children = *[[Madhuchhanda]] (Composer of many hymns in the [[Rigveda]])<ref>((cite web|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=abYOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA105&dq=madhuchanda+son+of+vishvamitra+rigveda&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZjq_U--XYAhXMM48KHSPyDUAQ6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=madhuchanda+son+of+vishvamitra+rigveda&f=false|title=Indian Caste|first=John|last=Wilson|date=23 April 1877|publisher=Times of India Office|via=Google Books))</ref> *[[Sushruta]] (father of plastic surgery)<ref>((Cite book|title = An English Translation of the Sushruta Samhita, based on Original Sanskrit Text|last = Bhishagratna|first = Kunjalal|publisher = |year = 1907|isbn = |location = Calcutta|pages = ii(introduction)|url = https://archive.org/stream/englishtranslati01susruoft#page/n17/mode/2up/search/Vishvamitra|ref = bhishagratna))</ref> *Rajarshi Ashtaka (from Dhrishadvati),<ref>((cite book|title=Harivamsha|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BRnpDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT95&lpg=PT95&dq=ashtaka+vishvamitra&source=bl&ots=YHBV0_6MZ9&sig=M_WMBtKx_Kzvyj74sk891M01610&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwix9dvDxdrTAhXDuY8KHXSoBF4Q6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=ashtaka%20vishvamitra&f=false|publisher=Penguin UK|author=Bibek Debroy|year=2016))</ref> (Successor to his Kingdom)<ref>((cite book|title=History Of Ancient India (a New Version) : From 7300 Bb To 4250 Bc,|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=b7gOBW8oDFgC|year=2006|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|page=281))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=UxFuAAAAMAAJ&q=ashtaka+vishvamitra+kingdom&dq=ashtaka+vishvamitra+kingdom&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2mazegubYAhUHTo8KHTcPBmIQ6AEISzAG|title=Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Farrukhabad|first=Uttar Pradesh|last=(India)|date=23 April 1988|publisher=Government of Uttar Pradesh|via=Google Books))</ref> *[[Shunahshepa]] (also known as Devarata) (adopted Son)<ref>((cite web|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=KtZRAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA24&dq=vishvamitra+son&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3kM2a-uXYAhUIPI8KHW0kDvYQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=vishvamitra+son&f=false|title=Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism|first=Wendy|last=Doniger|date=23 April 1988|publisher=Manchester University Press|via=Google Books))</ref> *[[Shakuntala]] (from [[Menaka]])<ref>((cite book|title=Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=H5cQH17-HnMC&pg=PA899&dq=vishvamitra+100+son%27s&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlkvW6utjTAhUGO48KHSVaDQMQ6AEIMTAE#v=onepage&q=vishvamitra%20100%20son's&f=false|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2004|first=Phyllis G. |last=Jestice|page=899))</ref> *and other 100 sons |philosophy = |honors = [[Rishi]] <br> [[Rajarshi]] <br> [[Maharishi]] <br> [[Brahmarshi]] |literary_works = |footnotes = Composed [[Mandala 3]] of [[Rigveda]], [[Gayatri Mantra]], [[Ram Raksha Stotra]] )) [[File:Raja Ravi Varma - Mahabharata - Birth of Shakuntala.jpg |right|thumb|250px|Birth of Shakuntala - Vishvamitra rejects the child and mother, because they represented to him a lapse in spiritual pursuits and his earlier renunciation of domestic/king's life.<ref>Nijhawan, A. (2009). Excusing the female dancer, South Asian Popular Culture, 7(2), pp 99-112</ref> Painting by [[Raja Ravi Varma]] (1848–1906)]] [[Brahmarshi]] '''Vishvamitra''' (((IAST|viśvā-mitra))) is one of the most venerated [[rishi]]s or sages of [[ancient India]]. He is also credited as the author of most of [[Mandala 3]] of the [[Rigveda]], including [[Gayatri Mantra]]. The [[Puranas]] mention that only 24 rishis since antiquity have understood the whole meaning of—and thus wielded the whole power of—Gayatri Mantra. Vishvamitra is supposed to be the first, and [[Yajnavalkya]] the last. The story of Vishvamitra is narrated in the [[Balakanda]] of [[Valmiki Ramayana]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.valmikiramayan.net |title=Valmiki Ramayana |publisher=Valmikiramayan.net |date= |accessdate=2013-03-26))</ref> [[Mahabharata]] adds that Vishvamitra's relationship with [[Menaka]] resulted in a daughter, [[Shakuntala]], whose story is narrated in [[Adi Parva]] of ''Mahabharata''. Vishvamitra was a king in ancient India, also called Kaushika (descendant of Kusha) and belonged to [[Amavasu Dynasty]]. Vishwamitra was originally the [[Chandravanshi]] ([[Somavanshi]]) King of Kanyakubja. He was a valiant warrior and the great-grandson of a great king named Kusha. ''Valmiki Ramayana'', prose 51 of Bala Kanda, starts with the story of Vishvamitra: ((quote|There was a king named Kusha (not to be confused with [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]], son of [[Rama]]), a brainchild of [[Brahma]] and Kusha's son was the powerful and verily righteous Kushanabha. One who is highly renowned by the name [[Gaadhi]] was the son of Kushanabha and Gaadhi's son is this great-saint of great resplendence, Vishvamitra. Vishvamitra ruled the earth and this great-resplendent king ruled the kingdom for many thousands of years.<ref>((cite book|title=A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=PwsYAAAAYAAJ|publisher=Trübner & Company|year=1870|page=341))</ref>)) His story also appears in various Puranas; however, with variations from ''Ramayana''. [[Vishnu Purana]] and [[Harivamsha]] chapter 27 (dynasty of Amaavasu) of ''Mahabharata'' narrates the birth of Vishvamitra. According to [[Vishnu Purana]],<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.mythfolklore.net/india/encyclopedia/viswamitra.htm |title=Viśwamitra |publisher=Mythfolklore.net |date=2007-10-16 |accessdate=2013-03-26))</ref> Kushanabha married a damsel of Purukutsa dynasty (later called as Shatamarshana lineage - descendents of the [[Ikshvaku]] king Trasadasyu) and had a son by name Gaadhi, who had a daughter named Satyavati (not to be confused with the [[Satyavati]] of ''Mahabharata''). Satyavati was married to an old Brahmin known as Ruchika who was foremost among the race of [[Bhrigu]]. Ruchika desired a son having the qualities of a Brahmin and so he gave Satyavati a sacrificial offering ([[charu]]) which he had prepared to achieve this objective. He also gave Satyavati's mother another charu to make her conceive a son with the character of a [[Kshatriya]] at her request. But Satyavati's mother privately asked Satyavati to exchange her charu with her. This resulted in Satyavati's mother giving birth to Vishvamitra, son of a Kshatriya Gadhi with qualities of a Brahmin and Satyavati gave birth to [[Jamadagni]], father of [[Parashurama]], a Brahmin with qualities of a Kshatriya. ((nihongo|'''Toppo'''|トッポ|lead=t)), also known as "reverse [[pocky]]", is a chocolate and bread-based snack made by [[Lotte (conglomerate)|Lotte]]. Normally it consists of a hollowed bread stick with a filling of [[chocolate]]. Flavors include chocolate, "black" (chocolate flavored breadstick with a vanilla [[Icing (food)|filling]]), "blue" (regular breadstick with a vanilla filling), [[green tea]], [[strawberry]], [[coffee]] mousse and many other seasonal flavors. ==References== ((Reflist)) [[Category:Lotte (conglomerate) products]] [[Category:Japanese snack food]] ((food-product-stub)) ((Japan-cuisine-stub))'