saptarishi
सप्तर्षि saptarṣiThe seven great sages, identified with the stars of the Great Bear (Ursa Major); mind-born sons of Brahma and keepers of dharma, re-appointed in each cosmic age (manvantara).
Where this term appears
- What is a gotra? Essentials
Above all they are the Saptarishi , the seven great sages, whom the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad lists by name (2.2.6): Gautama and Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra and Jamadagni, Vashishtha and Kashyapa, and Atri.
- Cousins Across Cultures Treatise
The saptarṣis were, in many tellings, sages — humans of immense attainment — raised to the stars.
- The Government of the Cosmos Treatise
Its keepers are the saptarṣis , the seven great sages, and the tradition gives them the most beautiful address of all: they are the seven stars of the Great Bear , the constellation that wheels around the pole …