Ahovīrya (Ahovirya) was a ṛṣi (rishi; sge). He was one of those sages, who, in Dvāparayuga (the Dwapara era), who ascended to svarga (swarga; heaven)by following Vānaprastha (Vanaprastha) dharma (the code of living in the forest, leading the life of an ascetic).