सप्तर्षि

thumb|saptarshi saptarshi-mandal akash mean suprasiddh jyotirmandaloan mean hai. isake adhishthata rrishigan lok mean jnan-parampara ko surakshit rakhate haian. adhikari jijnasu ko pratyaksh ya paroksh, jaisa vah adhikari ho, tattvajnan ki or unmukh karake mukti-path mean lagate haian. pratyek manvantar mean inamean se kuchh rrishi parivartit hote rahate haian. vishnu puran ke anusar inaki namavali is prakar hai-

1. pratham svayambhuv manvantar mean- marichi, atri, aangira, pulasty, pulah, kratu aur vashishth.
2. dvitiy svarochish manvantar mean— oorjj, stambh, vat, pran, prishabh, niray aur parivan.
3. tritiy uttam manvantar mean— maharshi vashishth ke satoan putr.
4. chaturth tamas manvantar mean— jyotirdhama, prithu, kavy, chaitr, agni, vanak aur pivar.
5. pancham raivat manvantar mean— hiranyaroma, vedashri, oordhvabahu, vedabahu, sudhama, parjany aur mahamuni.
6. shashth chakshush manvantar mean— sumedha, viraja, havishman, utam, madhu, atinama aur sahishnu.
7. vartaman saptam vaivasvat manvantar mean— kashyap, atri, vashishth, vishvamitr, gautam, jamadagni aur bharadvaj.
8. ashtam savarnik manvantar mean— galav, diptiman, parashuram, ashvatthama, krip, rrishyashrriang aur vyas.
9. navam dakshasavarni manvantar mean— medhatithi, vasu, saty, jyotishman, dyutiman, saban aur bhavy.
10. dasham brahmasavarni manvantar mean— tapomoorti, havishman, sukrit, saty, nabhag, apratimauja aur satyaketu.
11. ekadash dharmasavarni manvantar mean— vapushmanh, ghrini, aruni, ni:svar, havishmanh, anagh, aur agniteja.
12. dvadash rudrasavarni manvantar mean— tapodyuti, tapasvi, sutapa, tapomoorti, taponidhi, taporati aur tapodhriti.
13. trayodash devasavarni manvantar mean— dhritimanh, avyay, tattvadarshi, nirootsuk, nirmoh, sutapa aur nishprakamp.
14. chaturdash indrasavarni manvantar mean— agnidhr, agni, bahu, shuchi, yukt, magadh, shukr aur ajit..

• in rrishiyoan mean se sab kalpant-chirajivi, muktatma aur divyadehadhari haian.
• 'shatapath brahman' ke anusar

1. gautam,
2. bharadvaj,
3. vishvamitr,
4. jamadagni,
5. vasishth,
6. kashyap aur
7. atri tatha

• 'mahabharat' ke anusar

1. marichi,
2. atri,
3. aangira,
4. pulah,
5. kratu,
6. pulasty aur
7. vasishth saptarshi mane gaye haian.

• isake atirikt saptrrishi se un sat taroan ka bodh hota hai, jo dhruv tara ki parikrama karate haian.

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