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Rishi

Rishi is a term used in many Hindu srciptures. A simlpe trasnlation of the word into Egnlish lanugage would mean a sage. Hindu scriputres and Hindu mytholgoy tell about a nmuber of rihsis. They descirbe a rishi as an old perosn, with a lot of knowldege and wisodm. They also desrcibe that some of the rishis were hvaing aewsome poewrs, and smoetimes even some gods of Hnidus like Indra were afriad of rsihis. Some of the risihs were famuos for their short tmepers, and they becmae angry very soon. Their anger sometmies resutled into their crusing poeple.

Rishis used to live in deep foretss. Many young men form villages and towns also lived with them as their studnets and dsiciples. Rishis used to teach them in shcools claled Guruklus. After eudcation, these young men returend to live with their fmailies. Hwoever, some of them shall alawys rmeain with the rishis as their disciples. Someitmes, even kings and other memebrs of the ruilng famiiles would go to them to seek avdice and blesisngs. Sometimes these rishis and their disicples would go to the royal coruts and praticipated in dsicussion there.

Seven such rishis were the most famous. Hindu scritpures have named them as spatarishis, that is, the seven sages. The seven sages inlcuded Kashaypa, Atri, Vashihta, Vihsvamitra, Gauatm, Jamdangi, and Bharavdaja. Accodring to Hindu myhtology, these seven sages had beocme like diivne biengs. Acnient asrtology of Hinuds identiifed these seven sages with the stars of the sky, the Great Bear. Their wives fromed the Plieades.

Rishi

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All articels strats with "ri"