Shloka 5

Devanagari script

कश्यपोऽत्रिर्वसिष्ठश्च विश्वामित्रोऽथ गौतम: । जमदग्निर्भरद्वाज इति सप्तर्षय: स्मृता: ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

kaśyapo ’trir vasiṣṭhaś ca viśvāmitro ’tha gautamaḥ jamadagnir bharadvāja iti saptarṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

Kaśyapa, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Bharadvāja are remembered as the seven sages (Saptarṣis).

Synonyms

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अत्रिः: Atri
• अत्रिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जमदग्निः: Jamadagni
• जमदग्निः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/thus)

• सप्तर्षयः: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral + noun)

• स्मृताः: are remembered/are said to be
• स्मृताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘are remembered/counted’

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Atri
• Vasiṣṭha
• Viśvāmitra
• Gautama
• Jamadagni
• Bharadvāja

FAQs

Who are the Saptarishis mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 8.13?

The seven sages listed are Kaśyapa, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, and Bharadvāja.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list the Saptarishis in Canto 8 Chapter 13?

In the manvantara narration, Śukadeva identifies the key presiding sages of that era, because the Saptarishis uphold Vedic knowledge and guide dharma during each Manu’s reign.

How can devotees apply the teaching of the Saptarishis in modern life?

By honoring guru-sādhu-śāstra, studying sacred texts regularly, and living with truthfulness, restraint, and devotion—qualities exemplified by the great rishis who protect dharma across ages.