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#SAPTHARUSHI chintana 🙏🙏🙏

Saptha Rushi is a status given to the great sages whose term will be for a period of one Manvanthara comprising of 71 Mahaayugas (Chaturyugas) that is 71 x 4320000 = 306.720 million human years.
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Saptha Rushis’ have played a significant role in transmitting the Vedic knowledge and contents of sacred texts to the earthly consciousness.

Each Manvanthara will have a set of seven sages called Saptha Rushis. In Swaayambhuva Manvanthara they were...
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> Mareechi;
> Athri;
> Angeerasa;
> Pulastya;
> Pulaha;
> Krathu and
> Vasishta.

They are called Brahma maanasa puthras.

In the ongoing Vaivaswatha Manvanthara they are...
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कश्यपोत्रिर्भरद्वाजो विश्वामित्रोय गौतम: ।
जमदग्निर्वसिष्ठश्च सप्तैते ऋषय: स्मृता: ॥
(Kashyapa, Athri, Bharadwaja, Vishwamitra, Gautam, Jamadagni, Vasishta;)

> Athri;
> Vasishta;
> Kaasyapa;
> Gautama;
> Bharadwaja;
> Viswaamithra; and
> Jamadagni.

SAPTHARUSHIMANDALA...++

SAPTHARUSHIMANDALA is a cluster of 7 stars also known as Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major); clearly visible from earth in northern direction & it resembles that of a kite in D space.

The individual stars R, Mareechi; Athri; Angeerasa; Pulastya; Pulaha; Krathu & Vasishta.++

Very nr, just below Vasishta one can find a pale star called Arundhati w/o sage Vasishta.

In Hindu marriages there's a custom 2 watch Arundhati star by the bride on marriage day night. It's because, sage couple Vasishta & Arundhati R revered as ideal couple worthy of emulation

Bhaadrapada Sukla Panchami is reckoned as Rushi Panchami.

Scenario as depicted in the image (3) was Manvanthara Pralaya during sandhi kaala of Chaakshuva & Vaivaswatha Manvanthara when Lord Vishnu took the form of Giant Matsya (fish), protected Satyavratha (Manu) & the 7 Sages.