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Sapta Rishis are the Hierarchy working under the guidance of the Highest Creative Intelligence.

Lord Vishnu had also incarnated as Kapila Dev, son of Devahūti and sage Kardama,  in this world was especially to explain the philosophy of Sankhya, which is highly esteemed for self-realization by those desiring freedom from the entanglement of unnecessary material desires 

Sage Kardama  and Devahūti gave birth to nine daughters. Their First daughter   Kalā, who was married to Maharishi Marīci , gave birth to two children, whose names were  Kaśyapa   and  Pūrṇimā.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Pūrṇimā begot three children, namely  Viraja, Viśvaga and Devakulyā. Of these three, Devakulyā was the water which washed the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead and which later on transformed into the Ganges of the heavenly planets.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Sage Kardama’s second daughter was Anasūyā, the wife of Maharishi Atri   Muni , gave birth to three very famous sons  Soma , Dattātreya and Durvāsā. Soma was a partial representation of Lord  Brahmā, Dattātreya was a partial representation of Lord  Vishnu , and Durvāsā was a partial representation of Lord Siva.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Sage Kardama’s third daughter was <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Śraddhā, <span style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">the wife of Maharishi Ańgirā, who gave birth to four daughters, named Sinīvālī, Kuhū, Rākā and Anumati. Besides these four daughters, she also had another two sons. One of them was known as Utathya, and the other was the learned scholar Bṛhaspati.<span style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Sage Kardama’s fourth daughter was <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:black">Havirbhū, <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> the wife of Maharishi <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black"> Pulastya, <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> who gave birth to one son of the name Agastya and   Pulastya begot another very great and saintly son, whose name was Viśravā.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">Viśravā had two wives. The first wife was Iḍaviḍā, from whom Kubera, the master of all Yakshas, was born, and the next wife was named Keśinī, from whom three sons were born Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa and Vibhīṣaṇa.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Sage Kardama’s sixth daughter was <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:black"> Kriyā, <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> the wife of Maharishi <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">Kratu, gave birth to sixty thousand great sages, named the Vālakhilyas. All these sages were greatly advanced in spiritual knowledge, and their bodies were illuminated by such knowledge.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Sage Kardama’s seventh daughter was <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Arundhatī,<span style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> the wife of Maharishi Vasiṣṭha, gave birth to seven spotlessly great sages, Citraketu, Suroci, Virajā, Mitra, Ulbaṇa, Vasubhṛdyāna and Dyumān.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Sage Kardama’s eighth daughter was <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-bidi-language:TE"> Shanti, <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> the wife of Maharishi <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">Atharvā, gave birth to a son named Aśvaśirā <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Sage Kardama’s ninth daughter was <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:black"> Khyāti, <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> the wife of Maharishi <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">Bhṛgu, <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> gave birth to two sons, named Dhātā and Vidhātā, and one daughter, named Śrī, who was very much devoted to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The sage Meru had two daughters, named Āyati and Niyati, whom he gave in charity to Dhātā and Vidhātā. Āyati and Niyati gave birth to two sons, Mṛkaṇḍa and Prāṇa. From Mṛkaṇḍa, Mārkaṇḍeya Muni was born, and from Prāṇa the sage Vedaśirā, whose son was Uśanā or Śukrācārya, also known as Kavi. Thus Kavi also belonged to the descendants of the Bhṛgu dynasty. <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Their descendants are spread all over the world.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Science was institutionalized among the ancient Rishis. It was considered sacred and as good as their moral codes for society. Scientific activities had important functions that were valued in society. The role of astronomers to fix the calendar, to set dates of religious festivals, and to predict eclipses or other astronomical events became as important as their moral codes.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">Every material system, whether apparently living or non-living, is at some level of consciousness. The so- called inanimate matter occupies the lowest level at which there is a very small zero-point consciousness. The direction of evolution is towards higher and higher freedom. Its manifestation starts from freedom of movement, and culminates in the freedom of selection of one’s own destiny.

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