Shloka 26
Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages
रजोगात्रोर्ध्वबाहुश्च सबलश्चानघस्तथा ।
सुतपाः शुक्ल इत्येते सर्वे सप्तर्षयः स्मृताः ॥
rajogātrordhvabāhuś ca sabalaś cānaghas tathā | sutapāḥ śukla ity ete sarve saptarṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ ||
ราชโคตร อูรธวบาหุ สพล อนฆะ สุทปา และศุกละ—ทั้งหมดนี้ถูกจดจำว่าเป็นสัปตฤๅษี (ฤๅษีทั้งเจ็ด)
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FAQs
Purāṇic lists of saptarṣis encode cultural memory: sages function as stabilizers of dharma across time. The names themselves model virtues—anagha (purity), śukla (clarity), sutapā (right austerity).
Vaṃśānucarita: identifying key ṛṣis who act as transmitters of Vedic order through cycles.
The 'seven' is a cosmological template (seven meters, worlds, flames, etc.). Saptarṣis can be read as seven functions of spiritual governance—clarity, purity, strength, upliftment, austerity, etc.