Flashcards: Hindu sages

Pulatsya (Sanskrit: पुलत्स्य, Sinhala: පුලස්ති, Thai: ท้าวจตุรพักตร์) was one of the ten Prajapati or mind-born sons of Brahma, and one of the Saptarishis (Seven Great Sages Rishi) in the first Manvantara.

(This article is about Kaśyapa, a Hindu sage. For the disciple of the Buddha, see Mahākāśyapa. For information on the early Buddha, see Kassapa Buddha.) Kashyapa (Sanskrit Kaśyapa) was an ancient sage (rishi) who is counted as one of the Saptarishis in the present manvantara (the others are Atri, Vashistha, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Bharadwaja and Gautama Maharishi).

Anasuya(IAST: Anusūyā, अनसूया "free from envy and jealousy"), also known as Anusuya, was wife of an ancient Indian rishi (sage) named Atri, in Hindu mythology.

Bharadwaja, also spelled Bharadwaaj (Sanskrit: भारद्वाज, IAST: Bhāradvāja), was one of the greatest Hindu sages (Maharṣis) descendant of Sage (Ṛṣi) Aṅgirasā, whose accomplishments are detailed in the Purāṇas.

Valmiki(Sanskrit; /vɑːlˈmiːki/; Vālmīki) is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature.

Chyavana (Sanskrit: च्यवन, Cyavana) was a rishi in Hindu mythology.

Karni Mata (Hindi: करणी माता or Karniji) (date of birth and death unknown but traditionally believed by followers to be 2 October 1387 – 23 March 1538,) was a female Hindu sage born in the Charan caste.

In Hindu mythology, Jamadagni (or Jamdagni, Sanskrit: जमदग्नि) is one of the Saptarishis (Seven Great Sages Rishi) in the seventh, current Manvantara.

In Hindu Puranas, Durvasa (Sanskrit: दुर्वासा) also known as Durvasas (Sanskrit: दुर्वासस्), was an ancient Rishi, the son of Atri and Anasuya.

Angiras (अंगिरस्, pronounced [əŋɡirəs]; nominative singular Angirā, अंगिरा [əŋɡirɑː]) is a rishi (or sage) who, along with sage Atharvan, is credited with having formulated ("heard") most of the fourth Veda called Atharvaveda.

(For other uses, see Markanda (disambiguation).) Markandeya (Sanskrit: मार्कण्‍डेय) is an ancient rishi (sage) from the Hindu tradition, born in the clan of Bhrigu Rishi.

Shuka (also Shukadeva, Shuka deva, Suka, Sukadev, Sukadeva Gosvami, ) was the son of the sage Vyasa (credited as the organizer of the Vedas and Puranas) and the main narrator of the Bhagavata Purana.

Parashara (IAST: Parāśara) was a maharishi and the author of many ancient Indian texts.

Jaimini was an ancient Indian scholar who founded the Mimansa school of Hindu philosophy.

(For the island in Croatia, see Daksa (island).) According to Hindu legend, Daksha is one of the sons of Lord Brahma reside in North West, who, after creating the ten Manas Putras, created Daksha, Dharma, Kamadeva and Agni from his right thumb, chest, heart and eyebrows respectively.

Yajnavalkya (Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य, Yājñavalkya) of Videha (fl. c. 7th century BCE) was a rishi and philosopher of Vedic India.

Maharishi Vashistha(Sanskrit: वशिष्ठ, वसिष्ठ, IAST: Vaśiṣṭha, Vasiṣṭha, Thai: Vasit, Tamil: வசிட்டர்) is one of the Saptarishis(seven great Rishis) in the seventh, i.

(For Buddhist goddess, see Marici (Buddhism).)(Not to be confused with Maricha.) Rishi Marichi or Mareechi or Marishi (ṛṣi Marīci, ऋषि मरीचि) (meaning a ray of light)) is the son of Brahma, the cosmic creator, and also one of the Saptarshi (Seven Great Sages Rishi), in the First Manvantara, with others being Atri, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya, and Vashishtha.

Agastya is one of the ancient saptarshis, a revered Vedic sage, and the earliest Siddhar.

(Not to be confused with Shukr.) Shukra (Sanskrit: शुक्र, IAST: Śukra) is a Sanskrit word that means "lucid, clear, bright".

Kapila (Hindi: कपिल ऋषि) is a given name of different individuals in ancient and medieval Indian texts, of which the most well-known is the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.

Parashurama (Sanskrit: परशुराम IAST: Paraśurāma, lit. Rama with an axe) is the sixth avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism.

Narada (Sanskrit: नारद, Nārada) is a Vedic sage, famous in Hindu traditions as a traveling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom.

Maharishi Bhrigu (Sanskrit: Bhṛgu) was one of the seven great sages, the Saptarshis, one of the many Prajapatis (the facilitators of Creation) created by Brahma (The God of Creation), the first compiler of predictive astrology, and also the author of Bhrigu Samhita, the astrological (Jyotish) classic.

Kanada (Sanskrit: कणाद, IAST: Kaṇāda), also known as Kashyapa, Uluka, Kananda and Kanabhuk, was an Indian sage and philosopher who founded the Vaisheshika school of Hindu philosophy.

Sāyaṇa (Kannada; with honorific Sāyaṇācārya; died 1387) was an important commentator on the Vedas.

Vishrava was the son of Pulastya and the grandson of Brahma, the Creator, and a powerful Rishi as described in a scripture epic of Ancient India.

Kalyanananda (1874–1937) was a direct monastic disciple of Vivekananda, who had set up the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Kankhal, near Haridwar.

Nischayananda (1865-1934) was a direct monastic disciple of Vivekananda.

Rishyasringa (IAST: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) was a boy born with the horns of a deer in Hindu-Buddhist mythology who became a seer and was seduced by a king's daughter, which had various results according to the variations in the story.

Vibhandak Rishi (Hindi-विभान्डक ॠषि) was the legendary Indian Hindu saint or Rishi of sage Kashyapa's lineage.

Swami Sadananda, popularly known as Gupta Maharaj in the Ramakrishna Order, was a direct monastic disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

(This article is about Hindu Rishi. For the founder of Jainism, see Rishabhanatha.) In Hinduism, Rishabha is the eighth Avatar of Vishnu of the twenty-two incarnations listed in the Bhagavata Purana.

Gaadhi was the son of Kushanaabha.

Reṇukā is a Hindu goddess worshipped predominantly in the indian state of Maharashtra is the another Avatar/Form of Goddess Parvati/Shakthi and wife of Lord Shiva.

Kratu (Sanskrit: क्रतु) (Sanskrit for "strength") was a rishi who appeared in two different ages.

Atharvan (अथर्वन्, atharvan-; an n-stem with nominative singular अथर्वा atharvā) was a legendary Vedic sage (rishi) of Hinduism who along with Angiras is supposed to have authored ("heard") the Atharvaveda.

Dandamis was a Brahmin, philosopher, swami and a gymnosophist, whom Alexander encountered in the woods near Taxila, when he invaded India in 4th century B.

Achalananda (born Kedarnath Moulik in 1876, died 1947), popularly known as Kedar Baba, was a direct monastic disciple of Vivekananda and the founder of Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service, in Varanasi.

Rishi Pulaha or Pulaha is the son of Brahma, the cosmic creator, and also one of the Saptarshi (Seven Great Sages Rishi), in the First Manvantara, with others being Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Kratu, Pulastya, and Vashishtha.

Dadhichi, also known as Dadhyancha or Dadhyanga , is a central character in Hindu mythology.

Shravan (Sanskrit: श्रवण) also known as Shravankumar (Sanskrit: श्रवणकुमार) or (Shrobon in Bengali) is a historical character whose short and poignant life is depicted in Ramayana, an ancient Sanskrit epic.

Śakti Maharṣi was son of Vaśiṣṭha and father of Parāśara.

Kalanos, also spelled Calanus (c. 398 – 323 BC) was a gymnosophist, a philosopher from Taxila who accompanied Alexander the Great to Persis and later committed suicide by self-immolation.

Kanva (Sanskrit: कण्व káṇva) was an ancient Hindu rishi of the Treta yuga, to whom some of the hymns of the Rig Veda are ascribed.

In Hinduism, Devapi (Sanskrit: देवापि, Devāpi, lit. friend of Gods) or Devāpi Arṣṭiṣeṇa, is an immortal sage.

(For the Bengali singer, see Lopamudra Mitra.) Lopamudra (Sanskrit: लोपामुद्रा) also known as Kaushitaki and Varaprada was a female philosopher according to ancient Vedic Indian literature.