Saptarishis: The original seekers and First Scientists

ATRI Seer in Vedas Husband of Anusuya Father of Dattatreya, Durvasa and Soma VASHISHTHA Owner of Kamadhenu Royal priest in Ayodhya Perceptor to Sri Rama and Bhishma Yoga Vashishtha attributed to him KASHYAP Author in Rig Veda Husband of Diti, Aditi, Danu, Kadru, Vinata etc. Father to Gods, Demons, Yakshas, Nagas etc. GAUTAM Seer in Vedas Husband of Ahalya Ancestor of Kripacharya Attrubuted to legends of Triyambakshwar and Godavari river BHARADWAJ Vedic Sage Appears in both Ramayana and Mahabharata. Father of sage Garga, Dronacharya, grandfather of Kubera (materna) VISHWAMITRA Kshatriya turned Rishi, gave Gayatri Mantra father of Shakuntala, grand father of Bharat (after whom the country is named) ANGIRAS Author in Rig Veda Father of Brihaspati and progenitor of Angiras clan, both Bharadvaj and Gautam are Angiras in addition, sage Bhrigu (father of Shukracharya and author of Bhrigu Sainhita). sage Jamadagni (father of Parashuram), sage Pulatsya (grandfather of Ravana) are also considered as Saptarishis by many texts...