Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54
वसिष्ठं च महाभागमित्येते सप्त मानसाः । इत्येते ब्राह्मणाः सप्त पुराणे निश्चयं गताः
vasiṣṭhaṃ ca mahābhāgamityete sapta mānasāḥ | ityete brāhmaṇāḥ sapta purāṇe niścayaṃ gatāḥ
Dan Vasiṣṭha yang amat berbahagia—merekalah tujuh ṛṣi yang lahir dari minda. Demikianlah tujuh brāhmaṇa ini diteguhkan dengan pasti dalam tradisi Purāṇa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: the seven sages appear as a complete set—Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha—arrayed like a constellation; Kṛṣṇa or narrator gestures as if enumerating them; a subtle cosmic backdrop suggests ‘mānasa’ origin.
FAQs
Reverence for the primordial sages safeguards tradition; Purāṇic memory anchors dharma through recognized lineages.
The Revā/Narmadā sacred landscape, where the presence and remembrance of ṛṣis heighten the sanctity of rites.
No direct rite is prescribed here; it establishes the authoritative identity of the seven sages who are to be honored.