# Sages and Ṛṣis *Great spiritual teachers and realized souls* ## The Saptarṣis (Seven Great Sages) - [[index/entries/atri|Atri]] - One of the mental sons of Brahma - [[index/entries/vasistha|Vasiṣṭha]] - Guru of Lord Rama - [[index/entries/angira|Aṅgirā]] - Father of Brihaspati - [[index/entries/visvamitra|Viśvāmitra]] - Kshatriya who became Brahmarshi - [[index/entries/kasyapa|Kaśyapa]] - Father of demigods and demons - [[index/entries/bhrgu-muni|Bhṛgu]] - Tested the Trinity - [[index/P#Pulastya|Pulastya]] - Grandfather of Ravana - [[index/P#Pulaha|Pulaha]] - Mental son of Brahma - [[index/K#Kratu|Kratu]] - Another of the seven sages - [[index/entries/marici|Marīci]] - Father of Kashyapa ## Maharishis (Great Sages) ### Authors of Vedic Literature - [[wiki/articles/vyasadeva|Vyāsadeva]] — Full wiki article - [[index/entries/vyasadeva|Vyāsadeva]] - Author of Mahābhārata and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam - [[index/V#vālmīki|Vālmīki]] - Author of Rāmāyaṇa - [[index/entries/jaimini|Jaimini]] - Author of Mimamsa - [[index/entries/parasara-muni|Parāśara Muni]] - Father of Vyasa, author of Vishnu Purana - [[index/Y#yājñavalkya|Yājñavalkya]] - Great teacher of Vedanta ### Other Great Sages - [[wiki/articles/narada-muni|Nārada Muni]] — Full wiki article - [[index/entries/narada-muni|Nārada Muni]] - Celestial sage and messenger - [[index/M#mārkaṇḍeya|Mārkaṇḍeya]] - Immortal sage - [[wiki/articles/kardama-muni|Kardama Muni]] — Full wiki article - [[index/entries/kardama-muni|Kardama]] - Sage father of Kapila - [[index/entries/jamadagni|Jāmadagni]] - Father of Parasurama - [[index/B#bharadvāja|Bharadvāja]] - Teacher of archery - [[index/entries/gautama-rsi|Gautama]] - Husband of Ahalya - [[index/entries/agastya-muni|Agastya Muni]] - Sage who traveled south - [[index/entries/durvasa-muni|Durvāsā Muni]] - Mystic known for curses - [[index/entries/dattatreya-lord|Dattātreya]] - Incarnation of the Trinity - [[index/entries/asita|Asita]] - Sage advisor to kings - [[index/entries/devala|Devala]] - Great mystic sage - [[index/K#Kaṇva Muni|Kaṇva]] - Foster father of Shakuntala - [[index/S#Sāndīpani Muni|Śāṇḍīpani]] - Guru of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma - [[index/entries/garga-muni|Garga Muni]] - Astrologer of the Yadus - [[wiki/articles/sukadeva-goswami|Śukadeva Gosvāmī]] — Full wiki article - [[index/entries/sukadeva-gosvami|Śukadeva Gosvāmī]] - Speaker of Bhagavatam - [[index/entries/suta-gosvami|Sūta Gosvāmī]] - Reciter of Puranas ## Categories of Sages ### Brahmarṣis - Sages engaged in brahmacarya (celibacy) ### Devarṣis - Sages among the demigods ### Rājarṣis - Sages among kings and rulers ### Additional Notable Sages - [[index/entries/kapila-lord|Kapila]] - Incarnation who taught Sankhya - [[index/R#romaharṣaṇa|Romaharṣaṇa]] - Father of Suta Gosvami - [[wiki/articles/uddhava|Uddhava]] — Full wiki article - [[index/entries/uddhava|Uddhava]] - Confidential friend of Kṛṣṇa - [[wiki/articles/maitreya-muni|Maitreya Muni]] — Full wiki article - [[index/entries/maitreya-muni|Maitreya]] - Sage who instructed Vidura - [[wiki/articles/vidura|Vidura]] — Full wiki article - [[index/entries/vidura|Vidura]] - Uncle of Pāṇḍavas, great devotee - [[index/S#Sanaka|Sanaka]] - One of the four Kumaras - [[index/S#Sanātana (Nityānanda branch)|Sanātana]] - One of the four Kumaras - [[index/S#Sananda-kumāra|Sananda]] - One of the four Kumaras - [[wiki/articles/the-four-kumaras|The Four Kumāras]] — Full wiki article - [[index/entries/sanat-kumara|Sanat kumāra]] - Leader of the four Kumaras ## Wiki Articles - [[wiki/articles/great-sages-and-munis|Great Sages and Munis]] — Comprehensive article - [[wiki/articles/the-speaker-and-listener-of-bhagavatam|The Speaker and Listener of Bhāgavatam]] — Śukadeva and Parīkṣit ## Related Topics - [[index/meta/demigods|Demigods]] - Celestial beings - [[index/meta/kings|Kings]] - Some were also rajarshis - [[index/meta/incarnations|Incarnations]] - Taught by sages ## See also: - [[index/meta/vedic-literature|Vedic Literature]] - Written by sages - [[index/meta/acaryas|Ācāryas]] - Spiritual teachers - [[index/meta/six-goswamis|Six Gosvāmīs]] - Sages of Vṛndāvana - [[index/meta/twelve-mahajanas|Twelve Mahājanas]] - Great authorities --- *This index is under development. Additional entries from Śrīla Prabhupāda's books, lectures, conversations and letters will be added as the indexing work progresses.*