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In traditional Hindu astronomy, the seven stars of the Big Dipper are identified with the names of Saptarshis. The Saptarshi (Sanskrit: सप्तर्षि, lit. 'Seven sages' IAST: Saptarṣi) are the seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature such as the Skanda Purana. [1]
Saptarishi, a Sanskrit dvigu meaning "seven sages" are the seven rishis who are extolled at many places in the Vedas and Hindu literature. The Vedic Samhitas never enumerate these rishis by name, though later Vedic texts such as the Brahmanas and Upanishads do so.
The seven hills, called as Saptagiri, represent the Saptarishi (seven sages) in Hindu mythology. Hence, one of the names of Shri Venkateshwara is Saptagirinivasa or Saptagirishwar. The following are the seven hills : Vrushabhadri – Hill named after an Asura Vrushabha who undertook tapa on Lord Srinivasa. Anjanadri – Hill named after Lord ...
He is one of the Saptarishis, the seven ancient sages of the Rigveda. Kashyapa is the most ancient and venerated rishi, along with the other Saptarishis, listed in the colophon verse in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. [2] Kashyapa is an ancient name, referring to many different personalities in the ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts. [3] [4]
Bhrigu (Sanskrit: भृगु, IAST: Bhṛgu) is a rishi of Adi-rishi tradition. He is one of the seven great sages, the Saptarshis, and one of the many Prajapatis (the facilitators of creation) created by Brahma. [1]
Saptarishi or Seven Sages of ancient India; Seven Sages of Greece, seven early 6th century BC philosophers, statesmen and law-givers; Apkallu, the Seven Sages in Ancient Mesopotamian tradition; Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, scholars in ancient China; Seven Wise Masters or Seven Sages of Rome, a cycle of medieval stories of Indian and Persian ...
According to the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.2.4, Kashyapa, Atri, Vasistha, Vishvamitra, Gautama Maharishi, Jamadagni and Bharadvaja are seven sages (also known as saptarishi) and Jambu Maharishi is another sage (also known as Renuka, who belongs to Kashyapa). The progeny of these eight sages are declared to be gotras.
For example, chapter 61 of the Matsya Purana, chapter 22 of Padma Purana, and seven other Maha Puranas tell the entire biography of Agastya. [14] [36] Some list him as one of the Saptarishi (seven great rishi), while in others he is one of the eight or twelve extraordinary sages of the Hindu traditions. [41]