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title="Ganesha">Ganesha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanuman" title="Hanuman">Hanuman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakti" title="Shakti">Shakti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sita" title="Sita">Sita</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Devata" title="Devata">Devatas</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vishvakarma" title="Vishvakarma">Vishvakarma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kubera" title="Kubera">Kubera</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border:1px solid #FFC569;background:#FFC569;padding-top:0.1em;padding-left:3em; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Hindu_philosophy" title="Hindu philosophy">Concepts</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="text-align:center;padding-top:0; background-color:#FDE7B9; border:2px solid #FDE7B9"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed">Worldview</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_cosmology" title="Hindu cosmology">Cosmology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_mythology" title="Hindu mythology">Mythology</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed">Ontology</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tattva" title="Tattva">Tattvas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanmatras" title="Tanmatras">Subtle elements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchikarana" title="Panchikarana">Panchikarana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pancha_Bhuta" title="Pancha Bhuta">Gross elements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gu%E1%B9%87a" title="Guṇa">Guṇas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purusha" title="Purusha">Purusha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prak%E1%B9%9Bti" title="Prakṛti">Prakṛti</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Para_Brahman" title="Para Brahman">Supreme reality</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brahman" title="Brahman">Brahman</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nirguna_brahman" class="mw-redirect" title="Nirguna brahman">Nirguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saguna_brahman" title="Saguna brahman">Saguna</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om" title="Om">Om</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saccid%C4%81nanda" title="Saccidānanda">Saccidānanda</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed">God</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ishvara" title="Ishvara">Ishvara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deva_(Hinduism)" title="Deva (Hinduism)">Devas</a> / <a href="/wiki/Devi" title="Devi">Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devata" title="Devata">Devatas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_in_Hinduism" title="God in Hinduism">God in Hinduism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_and_gender_in_Hinduism" title="God and gender in Hinduism">God and gender</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Puru%E1%B9%A3%C4%81rtha" title="Puruṣārtha">Puruṣārtha (Meaning of life)</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dharma" title="Dharma">Dharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artha" title="Artha">Artha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kama" title="Kama">Kama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moksha" title="Moksha">Moksha</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/%C4%80%C5%9Brama_(stage)" title="Āśrama (stage)">Āśrama (Stages of life)</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brahmacharya" title="Brahmacharya">Brahmacharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%E1%B9%9Bhastha" title="Gṛhastha">Gṛhastha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C4%81naprastha" title="Vānaprastha">Vānaprastha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sannyasa" title="Sannyasa">Sannyasa</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Three_Yogas" title="Three Yogas">Three paths to liberation</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bhakti_yoga" title="Bhakti yoga">Bhakti yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jnana_yoga" title="Jnana yoga">Jnana yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karma_yoga" title="Karma yoga">Karma yoga</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Moksha" title="Moksha">Liberation</a></div></dt></dl> <dl><dd><i>Mokṣa-related topics:</i></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paramatman" title="Paramatman">Paramātman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maya_(religion)" title="Maya (religion)">Maya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karma" title="Karma">Karma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sa%E1%B9%83s%C4%81ra" title="Saṃsāra">Saṃsāra</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed">Mind</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Hinduism)" title="Ātman (Hinduism)">Ātman (self)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/An%C4%81tman_(Hinduism)" title="Anātman (Hinduism)">Anātman (non-self)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_bodies_doctrine" title="Three bodies doctrine">Sūkṣma śarīra (subtle body)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antahkarana" title="Antahkarana">Antaḥkaraṇa (mental organs)</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Praj%C3%B1%C4%81_(Hinduism)" title="Prajñā (Hinduism)">Prajña (wisdom)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C4%80nanda_(Hindu_philosophy)" title="Ānanda (Hindu philosophy)">Ānanda (happiness)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viveka" title="Viveka">Viveka (discernment)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vairagya" title="Vairagya">Vairagya (dispassion)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samatva" title="Samatva">Sama (equanimity)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temperance_(virtue)#Hinduism" title="Temperance (virtue)">Dama (temperance)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uparati" title="Uparati">Uparati (self-settledness)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titiksha" title="Titiksha">Titiksha (forbearance)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faith_in_Hinduism" title="Faith in Hinduism">Shraddha (faith)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam%C4%81dh%C4%81na" title="Samādhāna">Samadhana (concentration)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arishadvargas" title="Arishadvargas">Arishadvargas (six enemies)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahamkara" title="Ahamkara">Ahamkara (attachment)</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed">Ethics</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ethics_in_religion#Hindu_ethics" title="Ethics in religion">Niti śastra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamas" title="Yamas">Yamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niyama" title="Niyama">Niyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahimsa" title="Ahimsa">Ahimsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achourya" title="Achourya">Achourya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-possession" title="Non-possession">Aparigraha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmacharya" title="Brahmacharya">Brahmacharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satya" title="Satya">Satya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temperance_(virtue)#Hinduism" title="Temperance (virtue)">Damah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Compassion#Hinduism" title="Compassion">Dayā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akrodha" title="Akrodha">Akrodha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arjava" title="Arjava">Arjava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santosha" title="Santosha">Santosha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapas_(Indian_religions)" title="Tapas (Indian religions)">Tapas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sv%C4%81dhy%C4%81ya" title="Svādhyāya">Svādhyāya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaucha" title="Shaucha">Shaucha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitahara" title="Mitahara">Mitahara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C4%81na" title="Dāna">Dāna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%9A%C4%81stra_pram%C4%81%E1%B9%87am_in_Hinduism" class="mw-redirect" title="Śāstra pramāṇam in Hinduism">Sources of dharma</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Pramana" title="Pramana">Epistemology</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pratyaksha" title="Pratyaksha">Pratyakṣa (perception)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pramana#Anumāṇa" title="Pramana">Anumāṇa (inference)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upam%C4%81%E1%B9%87a" class="mw-redirect" title="Upamāṇa">Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pramana#Arthāpatti" title="Pramana">Arthāpatti (postulation, presumption)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pramana#Anupalabdi" title="Pramana">Anupalabdi (non-perception, negation)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabda" title="Shabda">Śabda (word, testimony)</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border:1px solid #FFC569;background:#FFC569;padding-top:0.1em;padding-left:3em; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Practices</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="text-align:center;padding-top:0; background-color:#FDE7B9; border:2px solid #FDE7B9"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Worship_in_Hinduism" title="Worship in Hinduism">Worship</a>, sacrifice, and charity</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Puja_(Hinduism)" title="Puja (Hinduism)">Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arti_(Hinduism)" title="Arti (Hinduism)">Ārtī</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prayer_in_Hinduism" title="Prayer in Hinduism">Prarthana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%9Arauta" title="Śrauta">Śrauta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple" title="Hindu temple">Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murti" title="Murti">Murti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhakti" title="Bhakti">Bhakti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japa" title="Japa">Japa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhajan" title="Bhajan">Bhajana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirtan" title="Kirtan">Kīrtana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yajna" title="Yajna">Yajna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homa_(ritual)" title="Homa (ritual)">Homa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarpana" title="Tarpana">Tarpana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vrata" title="Vrata">Vrata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pr%C4%81ya%C5%9Bcitta" title="Prāyaścitta">Prāyaścitta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirtha_(Hinduism)" title="Tirtha (Hinduism)">Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatra" title="Yatra">Yatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_pilgrimage_sites_in_India" title="Hindu pilgrimage sites in India">Tirthadana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matha" title="Matha">Matha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_classical_dance" title="Indian classical dance">Nritta-Nritya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C4%81na" title="Dāna">Dāna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sev%C4%81" title="Sevā">Sevā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga" title="Yoga">Yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exorcism_in_Hinduism" title="Exorcism in Hinduism">Exorcism</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed">Meditation</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tapas_(Indian_religions)" title="Tapas (Indian religions)">Tapas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhyana_in_Hinduism" title="Dhyana in Hinduism">Dhyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam%C4%81dh%C4%81na" title="Samādhāna">Samādhāna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nididhy%C4%81sana" title="Nididhyāsana">Nididhyāsana</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Yoga" title="Yoga">Yoga</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sadhu" title="Sadhu">Sadhu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yogi" title="Yogi">Yogi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yogini" title="Yogini">Yogini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asana" title="Asana">Asana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C4%81dhan%C4%81" title="Sādhanā">Sādhanā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatha_yoga" title="Hatha yoga">Hatha yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jnana_yoga" title="Jnana yoga">Jnana yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhakti_yoga" title="Bhakti yoga">Bhakti yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karma_yoga" title="Karma yoga">Karma yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C4%81ja_yoga" title="Rāja yoga">Rāja yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kundalini_yoga" title="Kundalini yoga">Kundalini yoga</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Hindu_art" title="Hindu art">Arts</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bharatanatyam" title="Bharatanatyam">Bharatanatyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathak" title="Kathak">Kathak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathakali" title="Kathakali">Kathakali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuchipudi" title="Kuchipudi">Kuchipudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manipuri_dance" title="Manipuri dance">Manipuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohiniyattam" title="Mohiniyattam">Mohiniyattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odissi" title="Odissi">Odissi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sattriya" title="Sattriya">Sattriya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagavata_Mela" title="Bhagavata Mela">Bhagavata Mela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakshagana" title="Yakshagana">Yakshagana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandiya_Raas" title="Dandiya Raas">Dandiya Raas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnatic_music" title="Carnatic music">Carnatic music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandav_Lila" title="Pandav Lila">Pandav Lila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalaripayattu" title="Kalaripayattu">Kalaripayattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silambam" title="Silambam">Silambam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adimurai" title="Adimurai">Adimurai</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Samskara_(rite_of_passage)" title="Samskara (rite of passage)">Rites of passage</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Garbhadhana" title="Garbhadhana">Garbhadhana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pumsavana" title="Pumsavana">Pumsavana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pumsavana_Simantonayana" title="Pumsavana Simantonayana">Pumsavana Simantonayana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simantonnayana" title="Simantonnayana">Simantonnayana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jatakarma" title="Jatakarma">Jatakarma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C4%81makara%E1%B9%87a" title="Nāmakaraṇa">Nāmakaraṇa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishkramana" title="Nishkramana">Nishkramana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annaprashana" title="Annaprashana">Annaprashana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chudakarana" title="Chudakarana">Chudakarana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karnavedha" title="Karnavedha">Karnavedha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidy%C4%81ra%E1%B9%83bha%E1%B9%83" title="Vidyāraṃbhaṃ">Vidyāraṃbhaṃ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upanayana" title="Upanayana">Upanayana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keshanta" title="Keshanta">Keshanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritu_Kala_Samskaram" title="Ritu Kala Samskaram">Ritushuddhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samavartanam" title="Samavartanam">Samavartanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_wedding" title="Hindu wedding">Vivaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antyesti" title="Antyesti">Antyesti</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hindu_festivals" title="List of Hindu festivals">Festivals</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diwali" title="Diwali">Diwali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holi" title="Holi">Holi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maha_Shivaratri" title="Maha Shivaratri">Maha Shivaratri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navaratri" title="Navaratri">Navaratri</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Puja" title="Durga Puja">Durga Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramlila" title="Ramlila">Ramlila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayadashami" title="Vijayadashami">Vijayadashami-Dussehra</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raksha_Bandhan" title="Raksha Bandhan">Raksha Bandhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganesh_Chaturthi" title="Ganesh Chaturthi">Ganesh Chaturthi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Panchami" title="Vasant Panchami">Vasant Panchami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rama_Navami" title="Rama Navami">Rama Navami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Janmashtami" title="Krishna Janmashtami">Janmashtami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onam" title="Onam">Onam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makar_Sankranti" title="Makar Sankranti">Makar Sankranti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumbh_Mela" title="Kumbh Mela">Kumbh Mela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pongal_(festival)" title="Pongal (festival)">Pongal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ugadi" title="Ugadi">Ugadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaisakhi" title="Vaisakhi">Vaisakhi</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bihu" title="Bihu">Bihu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthandu" title="Puthandu">Puthandu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishu" title="Vishu">Vishu</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratha_Yatra_(Puri)" title="Ratha Yatra (Puri)">Ratha Yatra</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border:1px solid #FFC569;background:#FFC569;padding-top:0.1em;padding-left:3em; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Hindu_philosophy" title="Hindu philosophy">Philosophical schools</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="text-align:center;padding-top:0; background-color:#FDE7B9; border:2px solid #FDE7B9"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Astika" class="mw-redirect" title="Astika">Six Astika schools</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Samkhya" title="Samkhya">Samkhya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_(philosophy)" title="Yoga (philosophy)">Yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyaya" title="Nyaya">Nyaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaisheshika" title="Vaisheshika">Vaisheshika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C4%ABm%C4%81%E1%B9%83s%C4%81" title="Mīmāṃsā">Mīmāṃsā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vedanta" title="Vedanta">Vedanta</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Advaita_Vedanta" title="Advaita Vedanta">Advaita</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dvaita_Vedanta" title="Dvaita Vedanta">Dvaita</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vishishtadvaita" title="Vishishtadvaita">Vishishtadvaita</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Achintya_Bheda_Abheda" title="Achintya Bheda Abheda">Achintya Bheda Abheda</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shuddhadvaita" title="Shuddhadvaita">Shuddhadvaita</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Svabhavika_Bhedabheda" class="mw-redirect" title="Svabhavika Bhedabheda">Svabhavika Bhedabheda</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Akshar_Purushottam_Darshan" title="Akshar Purushottam Darshan">Akshar Purushottam Darshan</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed">Other schools</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C4%80j%C4%ABvika" title="Ājīvika">Ājīvika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charvaka" title="Charvaka">Charvaka</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border:1px solid #FFC569;background:#FFC569;padding-top:0.1em;padding-left:3em; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hindu_gurus_and_sants" title="List of Hindu gurus and sants">Gurus, Rishi, Philosophers</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="text-align:center;padding-top:0; background-color:#FDE7B9; border:2px solid #FDE7B9"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Ancient_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient India">Ancient</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Saptarshi</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vashistha" class="mw-redirect" title="Vashistha">Vashistha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashyapa" title="Kashyapa">Kashyapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atri" title="Atri">Atri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamadagni" title="Jamadagni">Jamadagni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyaya_Sutras" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyaya Sutras">Gotama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishvamitra" title="Vishvamitra">Vishvamitra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharadwaja" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharadwaja">Bharadwaja</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agastya" title="Agastya">Agastya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angiras" title="Angiras">Angiras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruni" class="mw-redirect" title="Aruni">Aruni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashtavakra" title="Ashtavakra">Ashtavakra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaimini" title="Jaimini">Jaimini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanada_(philosopher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanada (philosopher)">Kanada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapila" title="Kapila">Kapila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patanjali" title="Patanjali">Patanjali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C4%81%E1%B9%87ini" title="Pāṇini">Pāṇini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prashastapada" title="Prashastapada">Prashastapada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raikva" title="Raikva">Raikva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyakama_Jabala" class="mw-redirect" title="Satyakama Jabala">Satyakama Jabala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valmiki" title="Valmiki">Valmiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyasa" title="Vyasa">Vyasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yajnavalkya" title="Yajnavalkya">Yajnavalkya</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Medieval_India" title="Medieval India">Medieval</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abhinavagupta" title="Abhinavagupta">Abhinavagupta</a></li> <li><a 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title="Satyanatha Tirtha">Satyanatha Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddheshwar" title="Siddheshwar">Siddheshwar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sripada_Srivallabha" class="mw-redirect" title="Sripada Srivallabha">Sripada Srivallabha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sripadaraja" title="Sripadaraja">Sripadaraja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surdas" title="Surdas">Surdas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swaminarayan" title="Swaminarayan">Swaminarayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syama_Sastri" title="Syama Sastri">Śyāma Śastri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tukaram" title="Tukaram">Tukaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulsidas" title="Tulsidas">Tulsidas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyagaraja" title="Tyagaraja">Tyagaraja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C4%81caspati_Mi%C5%9Bra" class="mw-redirect" title="Vācaspati Miśra">Vācaspati Miśra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadiraja_Tirtha" title="Vadiraja Tirtha">Vadiraja Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallabha" title="Vallabha">Vallabha</a></li> <li><a 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title="Dayananda Saraswati">Dayananda Saraswati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaggi_Vasudev" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaggi Vasudev">Jaggi Vasudev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnananda_Saraswati" title="Krishnananda Saraswati">Krishnananda Saraswati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahavatar_Babaji" title="Mahavatar Babaji">Mahavatar Babaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi" title="Maharishi Mahesh Yogi">Mahesh Yogi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayana_Guru" title="Narayana Guru">Narayana Guru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigamananda_Paramahansa" title="Nigamananda Paramahansa">Nigamananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nisargadatta_Maharaj" title="Nisargadatta Maharaj">Nisargadatta Maharaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._C._Bhaktivedanta_Swami_Prabhupada" title="A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada">Prabhupada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan" title="Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan">Radhakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramachandra_Dattatrya_Ranade" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramachandra Dattatrya Ranade">R. D. Ranade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna" title="Ramakrishna">Ramakrishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Rama_Tirtha" class="mw-redirect" title="Swami Rama Tirtha">Rama Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramana_Maharshi" title="Ramana Maharshi">Ramana Maharshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar_(spiritual_leader)" title="Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)">Ravi Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Ramdas" title="Swami Ramdas">Ramdas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Samarth" title="Swami Samarth">Samarth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sathya_Sai_Baba" title="Sathya Sai Baba">Sathya Sai Baba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sai_Baba_of_Shirdi" title="Sai Baba of Shirdi">Shirdi Sai Baba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Shraddhanand" title="Swami Shraddhanand">Shraddhanand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyadhyana_Tirtha" title="Satyadhyana Tirtha">Satyadhyana Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddharameshwar_Maharaj" class="mw-redirect" title="Siddharameshwar Maharaj">Siddharameshwar Maharaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivananda_Saraswati" title="Sivananda Saraswati">Sivananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trailanga" title="Trailanga">Trailanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._G._Krishnamurti" title="U. G. Krishnamurti">U. G. Krishnamurti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upasni_Maharaj" class="mw-redirect" title="Upasni Maharaj">Upasni Maharaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vethathiri_Maharishi" title="Vethathiri Maharishi">Vethathiri Maharishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Vivekananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramahansa_Yogananda" title="Paramahansa Yogananda">Yogananda</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border:1px solid #FFC569;background:#FFC569;padding-top:0.1em;padding-left:3em; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Hindu_texts" title="Hindu texts">Texts</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="text-align:center;padding-top:0; background-color:#FDE7B9; border:2px solid #FDE7B9"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/%C5%9A%C4%81stra_pram%C4%81%E1%B9%87am_in_Hinduism" class="mw-redirect" title="Śāstra pramāṇam in Hinduism">Sources and classification of scripture</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C5%9Aruti" title="Śruti">Śruti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sm%E1%B9%9Bti" title="Smṛti">Smṛti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C4%80c%C4%81ra" title="Ācāra">Ācāra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atmatusti" title="Atmatusti">Ātmatuṣṭi</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Hindu_texts" title="Hindu texts">Scriptures</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Hindu_texts" title="Timeline of Hindu texts">Timeline of Hindu texts</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ffd6ad; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Vedas" title="Vedas">Vedas</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Rigveda" title="Rigveda">Rigveda</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yajurveda" 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Saptarishi.gif/250px-Saptarishi.gif" decoding="async" width="250" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Saptarishi.gif/375px-Saptarishi.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Saptarishi.gif/500px-Saptarishi.gif 2x" data-file-width="789" data-file-height="614" /></a><figcaption>In traditional <a href="/wiki/Indian_astronomy" title="Indian astronomy">Hindu astronomy</a>, the seven stars of the <a href="/wiki/Big_Dipper" title="Big Dipper">Big Dipper</a> are identified with the names of Saptarshis</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Saptarshi</b> (<a href="/wiki/Sanskrit_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanskrit language">Sanskrit</a>: <span lang="sa">सप्तर्षि</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'Seven sages' <a href="/wiki/IAST" class="mw-redirect" title="IAST">IAST</a>: <span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit transliteration"><i lang="sa-Latn">Saptarṣi</i></span>) are the seven seers of ancient <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> who are extolled in the <a href="/wiki/Veda" class="mw-redirect" title="Veda">Vedas</a>, and other <a href="/wiki/Hindu_texts" title="Hindu texts">Hindu literature</a> such as the <a href="/wiki/Skanda_Purana" title="Skanda Purana">Skanda Purana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Vedic <a href="/wiki/Samhita" title="Samhita">Samhitas</a> never enumerate these rishis by name, although later Vedic texts such as the <a href="/wiki/Brahmanas" class="mw-redirect" title="Brahmanas">Brahmanas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Upanisads" class="mw-redirect" title="Upanisads">Upanisads</a> do so these constellations are easily recognizable. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hindu_sacred_text">Hindu sacred text</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saptarshi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Hindu sacred text"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An early prototype of the "Saptarishi" concept may stem from the six families associated with the six "Family Books" in the <a href="/wiki/Rigveda" title="Rigveda">Rigveda Samhita</a> (Mandalas 2–7 in ascending order: <a href="/wiki/Gritsamada" title="Gritsamada">Gṛtsamāda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vi%C5%9Bv%C4%81mitra" class="mw-redirect" title="Viśvāmitra">Viśvāmitra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vamadeva" title="Vamadeva">Vāmadeva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atri" title="Atri">Atri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhardwaja" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhardwaja">Bharadvaja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vasi%E1%B9%A3%E1%B9%ADha" class="mw-redirect" title="Vasiṣṭha">Vasiṣṭha</a>). While not a "Family Book", Mandala 8 is mostly attributed to <a href="/wiki/Ka%E1%B9%87va" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaṇva">Kaṇva</a>, who could be considered the 7th prototypical Saptarishi. </p><p>The earliest formal list of the seven rishis is given by <a href="/wiki/Jaiminiya_Brahmana" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaiminiya Brahmana">Jaiminiya Brahmana</a> 2.218–221: <a href="/wiki/Agastya" title="Agastya">Agastya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atri" title="Atri">Atri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhardwaja" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhardwaja">Bhardwaja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gautama_Maharishi" title="Gautama Maharishi">Gautama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamadagni" title="Jamadagni">Jamadagni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vashistha" class="mw-redirect" title="Vashistha">Vashistha</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vishvamitra" title="Vishvamitra">Vishvamitra</a> followed by <a href="/wiki/Brihadaranyaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Brihadaranyaka">Brihadaranyaka</a> <a href="/wiki/Upanisad" class="mw-redirect" title="Upanisad">Upanisad</a> 2.2.6 with a slightly different list: Atri, Bharadvaja, Gautama, Jamadagni, <a href="/wiki/Kashyapa" title="Kashyapa">Kashyapa</a>, Vashistha, and Vishvamitra. The late Gopatha Brahmana 1.2.8 has Vashistha, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Gautama, Bharadvaja, Gungu, Agastya, and Kashyapa. </p><p>In post-Vedic texts, different lists appear; some of these <a href="/wiki/Rishi" title="Rishi">rishis</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were recognized as the 'mind-born sons' (Sanskrit: मनस पुत्र, <i><a href="/wiki/Manasputra" class="mw-redirect" title="Manasputra">manasaputra</a></i>) of <a href="/wiki/Brahma" title="Brahma">Brahma</a>, the representation of the <i>Supreme Being</i> as <i>Creator</i>. Other representations are <a href="/wiki/Shiva_Sahasranama" title="Shiva Sahasranama">Maheshvara</a> or <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a> as the <i>Destroyer</i> and <a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a> as the <i>Preserver</i>. Since these seven rishis were also among the primary eight rishis, who were considered to be the ancestors of the <a href="/wiki/Gotra" title="Gotra">Gotras</a> of <a href="/wiki/Brahmin" title="Brahmin">Brahmins</a>, the birth of these rishis was mythicized. </p><p>According to legend, the seven rishis in the next <i><a href="/wiki/Manvantara" title="Manvantara">manvantara</a></i> will be Diptimat, Galava, <a href="/wiki/Parashurama" title="Parashurama">Parashurama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kripa" title="Kripa">Kripa</a>, Drauni or <a href="/wiki/Ashwatthama" title="Ashwatthama">Ashwatthama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vyasa" title="Vyasa">Vyasa</a>, and Rishyasringa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Names">Names</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saptarshi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Manu_(Hinduism)" title="Manu (Hinduism)">Manu (Hinduism)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manvantara" title="Manvantara">Manvantara</a></div> <p>A <i><a href="/wiki/Manvantara" title="Manvantara">manvantara</a></i> (age of <a href="/wiki/Manu_(Hinduism)" title="Manu (Hinduism)">Manu</a>) is a unit of time within a <i><a href="/wiki/Kalpa_(aeon)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalpa (aeon)">kalpa</a></i> (day of <a href="/wiki/Brahma" title="Brahma">Brahma</a>). There are fourteen <i>manvantaras</i> in a <i>kalpa</i>, each separated by <i>sandhyas</i> (connecting periods). Each <i>manvantara</i> is ruled by a different <a href="/wiki/Manu_(Hinduism)" title="Manu (Hinduism)">Manu</a>, with the current seventh one ruled by <a href="/wiki/Vaivasvata_Manu" title="Vaivasvata Manu">Vaivasvata Manu</a>. <a href="/wiki/Rishis" class="mw-redirect" title="Rishis">Rishis</a> and their sons are born anew in each <i>manvantara</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HinduMeasurements.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/HinduMeasurements.svg/250px-HinduMeasurements.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="1072" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/HinduMeasurements.svg/375px-HinduMeasurements.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/HinduMeasurements.svg/500px-HinduMeasurements.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="1063" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Manvantara" title="Manvantara">Manvantara</a> in Hindu units of time measurement, on a <a href="/wiki/Logarithmic_scale" title="Logarithmic scale">logarithmic scale</a>.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Saptarishis in each <i><a href="/wiki/Manvantara" title="Manvantara">manvantara</a></i> of the current <i><a href="/wiki/Kalpa_(aeon)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalpa (aeon)">kalpa</a></i> (Śveta-Vārāha Kalpa) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Manu (<i>manvantara</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Saptarishis </th></tr> <tr> <td>Svayambhuva</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Manu_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manu-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Atri, Angiras, Pulaha, Pulastya, Kratu, Marichi, Vashistha. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Svarocisha</td> <td>Urja, Stambha, Prana, Vata, Prishava, Niraya, and Parivan </td></tr> <tr> <td>Uttama</td> <td>Kaukundihi, Kurundi, Dalaya, Sankha, Pravahita, Mita, and Sammita </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tapasa/Tamasa</td> <td>Jyotirdhama, <a href="/wiki/Prithu" title="Prithu">Prithu</a>, Kavya, Chaitra, Agni, Vanaka, and Pivara </td></tr> <tr> <td>Raivata</td> <td>Hirannyaroma, Vedasrí, Urdhabahu, Vedabahu, Sudhama, <a href="/wiki/Parjanya" title="Parjanya">Parjanya</a>, and Mahamuni </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chakshusha" class="mw-redirect" title="Chakshusha">Chakshusha</a></td> <td>Sumedha, Viraja, Havishman, Uttar, Madhu, Sahishnu, and Atinama </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vaivasvata" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaivasvata">Vaivasvata</a> (current)</b></td> <td>Vashishta, Kashyapa, Atri, Jamadagni, Gautama, Vishvamitra, Bharadvaja </td></tr> <tr> <td>Savarni</td> <td>Diptimat, Galava, <a href="/wiki/Parashurama" title="Parashurama">Parashurama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kripa" title="Kripa">Kripa</a>, Drauni or <a href="/wiki/Ashwatthama" title="Ashwatthama">Ashwatthama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vyasa" title="Vyasa">Vyasa</a>, and Rishyasringa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Daksha-savarni</td> <td>Savana, Dyutimat, Bhavya, Vasu, Medhatithi, Jyotishman, and Satya </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brahma-savarni</td> <td>Havishman, Sukriti, Satya, Apammurtti, Nabhaga, Apratimaujas, and Satyaketu </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dharma-savarni</td> <td>Nischara, Agnitejas, Vapushman, Vishnu, Aruni, Havishman, and Anagha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rudra-savarni</td> <td>Tapaswi, Sutapas, Tapomurti, Taporati, Tapodhriti, Tapodyuti, and Tapodhana </td></tr> <tr> <td>Deva-savarni</td> <td>Nirmoha, Tatwadersin, Nishprakampa, Nirutsuka, Dhritimat, Avyaya, and Sutapas </td></tr> <tr> <td>Indra-savarni</td> <td>Agnibshu, Suchi, Aukra, Magadha, Gridhra, Yukta and Ajita </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lists">Lists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saptarshi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Lists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right noresize" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><img alt="Click! Dhruva, Saptarishi, Shani, Bṛhaspati, Budha, Shukra, Chandra, Vivasvan, Garbhodaksayi Vishnu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/HinducosmoMap2.svg/250px-HinducosmoMap2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="328" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/HinducosmoMap2.svg/375px-HinducosmoMap2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/HinducosmoMap2.svg/500px-HinducosmoMap2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="328" data-file-height="430" usemap="#ImageMap_5bee8a10daf7833a" resource="/wiki/File:HinducosmoMap2.svg" /></span><map name="ImageMap_5bee8a10daf7833a"><area href="/wiki/Dhruva" shape="rect" coords="131,2,211,24" alt="Dhruva" title="Dhruva" /><area href="/wiki/Saptarishi" shape="rect" coords="130,73,197,93" alt="Saptarishi" title="Saptarishi" /><area href="/wiki/Shani" shape="rect" coords="133,113,182,136" alt="Shani" title="Shani" /><area href="/wiki/B%E1%B9%9Bhaspati" shape="rect" coords="130,151,197,169" alt="Bṛhaspati" title="Bṛhaspati" /><area href="/wiki/Budha" shape="rect" coords="130,195,185,212" alt="Budha" title="Budha" /><area href="/wiki/Shukra" shape="rect" coords="135,215,183,227" alt="Shukra" title="Shukra" /><area href="/wiki/Chandra" shape="rect" coords="135,242,169,254" alt="Chandra" title="Chandra" /><area href="/wiki/Vivasvan" shape="rect" coords="135,253,162,266" alt="Vivasvan" title="Vivasvan" /><area href="/wiki/Garbhodaksayi_Vishnu" shape="rect" coords="77,286,199,303" alt="Garbhodaksayi Vishnu" title="Garbhodaksayi Vishnu" /></map><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>1. The <i>Shatapatha Brahmana</i> and <i>Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (2.2.4)</i> acknowledge the names of seven <a href="/wiki/Rishi" title="Rishi">rishis</a> (or Saptarshis) as: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atri" title="Atri">Atri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharadvaja" title="Bharadvaja">Bharadvaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautama_Maharishi" title="Gautama Maharishi">Gautama Maharishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamadagni" title="Jamadagni">Jamadagni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashyapa" title="Kashyapa">Kashyapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasistha" class="mw-redirect" title="Vasistha">Vasistha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwamitra" class="mw-redirect" title="Vishwamitra">Vishvamitra</a></li></ul> <p>2. The Krishna Yajurveda in the Sandhya-Vandana Mantras has it as: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angiras" title="Angiras">Angiras</a></li> <li>Atri</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhrigu" title="Bhrigu">Bhrigu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautama_Maharishi" title="Gautama Maharishi">Gautama Maharishi</a></li> <li>Kashyapa</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kutsa" title="Kutsa">Kutsa</a></li> <li>Vasistha</li></ul> <p>3. The Mahabharata and Brihat Samhita offer the seven rishis' names as: </p> <ul><li>Angiras</li> <li>Atri</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kratu" title="Kratu">Kratu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marichi" title="Marichi">Marichi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulaha" title="Pulaha">Pulaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulastya" title="Pulastya">Pulastya</a></li> <li>Vasistha</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Jainism">Jainism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saptarshi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Jainism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> it is stated that, "Once at <a href="/wiki/Mathura" title="Mathura">Mathura</a> situated in <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> seven Riddhidhari Digamber saints having 'Aakaashgamini Vidhya' came during the rainy season for chaturmaas whose names were 1.) Surmanyu, 2.) Shrimanyu, 3.) Shrinichay, 4.) Sarvasundar, 5.) Jayvaan, 6.) Vinaylaala and 7.) Jaymitra. They all were sons of King Shri Nandan of Prabhapurnagar and queen Dharini. Shri Nandan king took diksha becoming shishya of Omniscient Pritinkar Muniraaj and attained salvation. Because of great tapcharan of these seven digamber munis the 'Mahamaari' disease stopped its evil effect and they all gained the name as 'Saptrishi'. Many idols of these seven munis were made after that event by King Shatrughna in all four directions of the city." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sikhism">Sikhism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saptarshi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sikhism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Dasam_Granth" title="Dasam Granth">Dasam Granth</a>, a text which is traditionally attributed to <a href="/wiki/Guru_Gobind_Singh" title="Guru Gobind Singh">Guru Gobind Singh</a>, mentions the biographies of the seven rishis, that is, <a href="/wiki/Valmiki" title="Valmiki">Valmiki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kashyapa" title="Kashyapa">Kashyapa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shukra" title="Shukra">Sukra</a>, <a href="/wiki/B%E1%B9%9Bhaspati" class="mw-redirect" title="Bṛhaspati">Baches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vyas" class="mw-redirect" title="Vyas">Vyas</a>, Khat and <a href="/wiki/Kalidas" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalidas">Kalidas</a>. These are described under the composition Brahm Avtar.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Astronomy">Astronomy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saptarshi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Astronomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In ancient <a href="/wiki/Indian_astronomy" title="Indian astronomy">Indian astronomy</a>, the asterism of the <a href="/wiki/Big_Dipper" title="Big Dipper">Big Dipper</a> (part of the constellation of Ursa Major) is called saptarishi, with the seven stars representing seven rishis, namely "<a href="/wiki/Vashistha" class="mw-redirect" title="Vashistha">Vashistha</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Marichi" title="Marichi">Marichi</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Pulastya" title="Pulastya">Pulastya</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Pulaha" title="Pulaha">Pulaha</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Atri" title="Atri">Atri</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Angiras" title="Angiras">Angiras</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Kratu" title="Kratu">Kratu</a>". There is another star slightly visible within it, known as "<a href="/wiki/Arundhati_(Hinduism)" title="Arundhati (Hinduism)">Arundhati</a>". Arundhati and Vashishtha are married, and together form the <a href="/wiki/Mizar_and_Alcor" title="Mizar and Alcor">Mizar double</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Hindu_astronomy" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu astronomy">Hindu astronomy</a>, the seven stars of the Saptarshi Mandala, or Big Dipper are named as: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background: #F0F0FF">Indian<br />Name </th> <th style="background: #F0F0FF">Bayer<br />Designation </th> <th style="background: #F0F0FF">Western<br />Name </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">Kratu </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">α UMa </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px"><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Ursae_Majoris" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpha Ursae Majoris">Dubhe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">Pulaha </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">β UMa </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px"><a href="/wiki/Beta_Ursae_Majoris" class="mw-redirect" title="Beta Ursae Majoris">Merak</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">Pulastya </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">γ UMa </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px"><a href="/wiki/Gamma_Ursae_Majoris" class="mw-redirect" title="Gamma Ursae Majoris">Phecda</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">Atri </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">δ UMa </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px"><a href="/wiki/Delta_Ursae_Majoris" class="mw-redirect" title="Delta Ursae Majoris">Megrez</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">Angiras </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">ε UMa </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px"><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_Ursae_Majoris" class="mw-redirect" title="Epsilon Ursae Majoris">Alioth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">Vasistha </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">ζ UMa </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px"><a href="/wiki/Zeta_Ursae_Majoris" class="mw-redirect" title="Zeta Ursae Majoris">Mizar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">Marichi </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px">η UMa </td> <td style="padding: 1px 10px"><a href="/wiki/Eta_Ursae_Majoris" class="mw-redirect" title="Eta Ursae Majoris">Alkaid</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Vasishtha is accompanied by Arundhati, a faint companion star (<a href="/wiki/Alcor_(star)" title="Alcor (star)">Alcor</a>/80 Ursa Majoris). 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(1999). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780877790440">"Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions"</a></span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Merriam-Webster" title="Merriam-Webster">Merriam-Webster</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Merriam-Webster" title="Merriam-Webster">Merriam-Webster, Incorporated</a>. p. 691 (Manu). <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0877790442" title="Special:BookSources/0877790442"><bdi>0877790442</bdi></a>. <q>a day in the life of Brahma is divided into 14 periods called manvantaras ("Manu intervals"), each of which lasts for 306,720,000 years. In every second cycle [(new kalpa after pralaya)] the world is recreated, and a new Manu appears to become the father of the next human race. The present age is considered to be the seventh Manu cycle.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Merriam-Webster%27s+Encyclopedia+of+World+Religions&rft.btitle=Merriam-Webster&rft.pages=691+%28Manu%29&rft.pub=Merriam-Webster%2C+Incorporated&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=0877790442&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fisbn_9780877790440&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASaptarshi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGupta2010" class="citation book cs1">Gupta, S. V. (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=pHiKycrLmEQC&pg=PA7">"Ch. 1.2.4 Time Measurements"</a>. In Hull, Robert; <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Osgood_Jr." title="Richard M. Osgood Jr.">Osgood, Richard M. Jr.</a>; Parisi, Jurgen; Warlimont, Hans (eds.). <i>Units of Measurement: Past, Present and Future. International System of Units</i>. Springer Series in Materials Science: 122. <a href="/wiki/Springer_Publishing" title="Springer Publishing">Springer</a>. pp. <span class="nowrap">7–</span>8. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9783642007378" title="Special:BookSources/9783642007378"><bdi>9783642007378</bdi></a>. <q>Paraphrased: Mahayuga equals 12,000 Deva (divine) years (4,320,000 solar years). Manvantara equals 71 Mahayugas (306,720,000 solar years). Kalpa (day of Brahma) equals an Adi Sandhya, 14 Manvantaras, and 14 Sandhya Kalas, where 1st Manvantara preceded by Adi Sandhya and each Manvantara followed by Sandhya Kala, each Sandhya lasting same duration as Satya yuga (1,728,000 solar years), during which the entire earth is submerged in water. Day of Brahma equals 1,000 Mahayugas, the same length for a night of Brahma (Bhagavad-gita 8.17). Brahma lifespan (311.04 trillion solar years) equals 100 360-day years, each 12 months. Parardha is 50 Brahma years and we are in the 2nd half of his life. After 100 years of Brahma, the universe starts with a new Brahma. 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(2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=HF2NDwAAQBAJ&q=%227th+manvantara%22+%2228th%22&pg=PT407">"Ch. 20: The Cosmic Flow of Time as per Scriptures"</a>. <i>Meet the Ancient Scriptures of Hinduism</i>. Notion Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781684669387" title="Special:BookSources/9781684669387"><bdi>9781684669387</bdi></a>. <q>Each manvantara is preceded and followed by a period of 1,728,000 (= 4K) years when the entire earthly universe (bhu-loka) will submerge under water. The period of this deluge is known as manvantara-sandhya (sandhya meaning, twilight).</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Ch.+20%3A+The+Cosmic+Flow+of+Time+as+per+Scriptures&rft.btitle=Meet+the+Ancient+Scriptures+of+Hinduism&rft.pub=Notion+Press&rft.date=2019&rft.isbn=9781684669387&rft.aulast=Krishnamurthy&rft.aufirst=V.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DHF2NDwAAQBAJ%26q%3D%25227th%2Bmanvantara%2522%2B%252228th%2522%26pg%3DPT407&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASaptarshi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFWilkins1913" class="citation book cs1">Wilkins, William Joseph (1913) [1882]. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/hindumythologyve00inwilk/page/365/mode/1up"><i>Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Purānic</i></a> (3rd ed.). Calcutta: London Missionary Society. p. 365. <q>In each Manvantara (period of a Manu), seven Rishis, certain deities, an Indra and a Manu, and the kings, his sons, are created and perish.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Hindu+Mythology%2C+Vedic+and+Pur%C4%81nic&rft.place=Calcutta&rft.pages=365&rft.edition=3rd&rft.pub=London+Missionary+Society&rft.date=1913&rft.aulast=Wilkins&rft.aufirst=William+Joseph&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fhindumythologyve00inwilk%2Fpage%2F365%2Fmode%2F1up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASaptarshi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/vp/vp075.htm">Account of the several Manus and Manwantaras</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080706055829/http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/vp/vp075.htm">Archived</a> 2008-07-06 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <a href="/wiki/Vishnu_Purana" title="Vishnu Purana">Vishnu Purana</a>, translated by <a href="/wiki/Horace_Hayman_Wilson" class="mw-redirect" title="Horace Hayman Wilson">Horace Hayman Wilson</a>, 1840, Book III: Chapter I. p. 259, The first Manu was <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sw%C3%A1yambhuva&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swáyambhuva (page does not exist)">Swáyambhuva</a>, then came <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sw%C3%A1rochisha&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swárochisha (page does not exist)">Swárochisha</a>, then <a href="/w/index.php?title=Auttami&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Auttami (page does not exist)">Auttami</a>, then <a href="/w/index.php?title=T%C3%A1masa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Támasa (page does not exist)">Támasa</a>, then <a href="/w/index.php?title=Raivata&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raivata (page does not exist)">Raivata</a>, then <a href="/wiki/Chakshusha" class="mw-redirect" title="Chakshusha">Chákshusha</a>: these six Manus have died. The Manu who presides over the seventh Manwantara, which is the present period, is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vaivaswata&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vaivaswata (page does not exist)">Vaivaswata</a>, the son of the sun...</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/the/sd/sd2-1-18.htm">Pralaya</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080706191126/http://www.sacred-texts.com/the/sd/sd2-1-18.htm">Archived</a> 2008-07-06 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Doctrine" title="The Secret Doctrine">The Secret Doctrine</a> by <a href="/wiki/H._P._Blavatsky" class="mw-redirect" title="H. P. Blavatsky">H. P. Blavatsky</a>, Vol. 2, p. 307 THE SEVEN AND FOURTEEN MANUS.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFHis_Divine_Grace_A._C._Bhaktivedanta_Swami_Prabhupada" class="citation book cs1">His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2-VhBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT109"><i>Teachings of Lord Caitanya (Third Edition): The Golden Avatara</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Bhaktivedanta_Book_Trust" class="mw-redirect" title="The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust">The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust</a>. pp. 109\u2013. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-91-7149-730-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-91-7149-730-7"><bdi>978-91-7149-730-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Teachings+of+Lord+Caitanya+%28Third+Edition%29%3A+The+Golden+Avatara&rft.pages=109%5Cu2013&rft.pub=The+Bhaktivedanta+Book+Trust&rft.isbn=978-91-7149-730-7&rft.au=His+Divine+Grace+A.+C.+Bhaktivedanta+Swami+Prabhupada&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D2-VhBAAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPT109&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASaptarshi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Manu-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Manu_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wilson, Horace Hayman; trans. (1840) "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/vp/vp075.htm">Vishńu Puráńa</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080706055829/http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/vp/vp075.htm">Archived</a> 2008-07-06 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>", <i><a href="/wiki/Sacred-Texts.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Sacred-Texts.com">Sacred-Texts.com</a></i>. Contains an account of the several Manus and Manwantaras.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Page 17, Dasam Granth, SS Kapoor</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFShankar1985" class="citation book cs1">Shankar, P.N (1 January 1985). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://scipop.iucaa.in/Literature/pnshankar_guidetonitesky.pdf"><i>A guide to the night sky</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Bangalore: Karnataka Rajya Vignana Parishat. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210625131403/http://scipop.iucaa.in/Literature/pnshankar_guidetonitesky.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 25 June 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;"><a href="/wiki/Saptarishi" class="mw-redirect" title="Saptarishi">Saptarshi</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">1st (Svayambhuva) <a href="/wiki/Manvantara" title="Manvantara">Manvantara</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marichi" title="Marichi">Marichi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atri" title="Atri">Atri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angiras" title="Angiras">Angiras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulaha" title="Pulaha">Pulaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kratu" title="Kratu">Kratu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulastya" title="Pulastya">Pulastya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasishtha" title="Vasishtha">Vasishtha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">2nd (Svarocisha) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Urja" class="mw-redirect" title="Urja">Urja</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stambha_(sage)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stambha (sage) (page does not exist)">Stambha</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prana_(sage)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prana (sage) (page does not exist)">Prana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dattoli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dattoli (page does not exist)">Dattoli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rishabha_(Hinduism)" title="Rishabha (Hinduism)">Rishabha</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nischara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nischara (page does not exist)">Nischara</a></li> 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