Kashyapa (hindouisme)Kashyapa (, ) is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. He is one of the Saptarishis, the seven ancient sages of the Rigveda. Kashyapa is the most ancient and venerated rishi, along with the other Saptarishis, listed in the colophon verse in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. Kashyapa is an ancient name, referring to many different personalities in the ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts. The place Kashmir is named after him, as well as numerous other Sanskrit texts and Indian scriptures. Kashyapa means "turtle" in Sanskrit.
KratuKratu (क्रतु) is described as one of the manasaputras, the mind-born children of the creator deity, Brahma, in Hinduism. He is also a rishi, who appears in two different ages. He is considered to be one among the seven great sages of the age of the first Manu, the Saptarishis, believed to have originated from the mind of Brahma. In another legend, he is believed to have been born from his father's left eye. In the Svayambhuva Manvantara, Kratu is a Prajapati, a son of Brahma. He is also the son-in-law of Prajapati Kardama.
VasishthaDans la mythologie hindoue, Vasishtha, ou Vasiṣṭha (devanāgarī : वसिष्ठ), est un des saptarshi (Sept grands sages ou rishi) de l'ère (manvantara) de Svāyaṃbhuva. Vasishtha est l'un des plus vénérés des anciens rishis védiques et fait partie des Saptarishis ou des sept grands sages de l'Inde. Certains considèrent que Vasishtha est le premier sage de l'école de philosophie Vedanta. De nombreux mythes entourent la vie et les enseignents de Vasishtha . Le nom de Vasishtha signifie "meilleur", "le plus riche" et "le plus excellent" en sanskrit.
MānasaputraManasaputra (मानसपुत्र) is a class of beings in Hinduism, referring to the 'mind-children', or the 'mind-born' sons of Brahma. In Hinduism, Brahma is believed to have created a number of children from his mind. These children of the mind are stated to sometimes be identical to the Prajapati, the progenitors of mankind of each age. The Manasaputra are believed to have created the first man, Svayambhuva Manu, and the first woman, Shatarupa, who had five children, who went on to populate the earth.
SaptarshiThe Saptarshi (सप्तर्षि) are the seven Brahmins of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature. The Vedic Samhitas never enumerate these rishis by name, although later Vedic texts such as the Brahmanas and Upanisads do so. An early prototype of the "Saptarishi" concept may stem from the six families associated with the six "Family Books" in the Rigveda Samhita (Mandalas 2–7 in ascending order: Gṛtsamāda, Viśvāmitra, Vāmadeva, Atri, Bhardwaja, Vasiṣṭha).
BrahmāBrahmā (devanāgarī : ब्रह्मा) est le dieu créateur-démiurge de l'hindouisme, , la trinité des déités hindoues majeures. Les autres membres sont Vishnou et Shiva. Sarasvatī est sa shakti, son énergie, son épouse. Sa monture vāhana est un hamsa, une oie ou un cygne. Sa couleur est le rouge. Il n'est pas mentionné dans les Veda, mais seulement à partir des Brāhmaṇa, et il est très présent dans le Mahābhārata, le Rāmāyaṇa et les Purāṇa. C'est une personnification de la notion abstraite de brahman.
PulastyaPulastya (Sanskrit: पुलस्त्य) is one of the ten Prajapati, and one of the mind-born sons of Brahma in Hinduism. He is also one of the Saptarishi (Seven great sages) in the first age of Manu, the Manvantara. The sage is said to have emerged from the ear of Brahma in the Bhagavata Purana. The Ramayana describes Pulastya's wedding to Manini, and the birth of his son, Vishrava. Once, Pulastya was engaged in austerities in the ashrama of Trinabindu, on the slopes of Mount Meru.
AtriAtri (अत्रि) or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous hymns to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the one most mentioned in its scripture Rigveda. The fifth Mandala (Book 5) of the Rigveda is called the Atri Mandala in his honour, and the eighty seven hymns in it are attributed to him and his descendants. Atri is also mentioned in the Puranas and the Hindu epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Dakshathumb|Virabhadra (émanation de Shiva), vénéré par Daksha (dieu avec une tête de bélier), vers 1820. Daksha (sanskrit IAST : dakṣa ; devanagari : दक्ष ; « habile, expert ») est une divinité de la mythologie hindoue. « Expert (en rituel) », dieu du sacrifice, issu du pouce de Brahmā, il est à la fois père et fils d'Aditi, et père de Diti. Chef des géniteurs (prajāpati), il personnifie le rituel et la magie efficace. Il a eu de nombreuses filles, et l'une d'elles, Satī, est célèbre pour avoir été l'épouse de Shiva.
Solar dynastyIn Indian tradition, the Ikshvaku dynasty was founded by the legendary king Ikshvaku. The dynasty is also known as ("Solar dynasty" or "Descendants of the Sun"), which means that this dynasty prays to the Sun as their God and their originator, and along with the Lunar dynasty, comprises one of the main lineages of the Kshatriya Varna. According to the Jain tradition, the first Tirthankara of Jainism, Rishabhanatha himself was King Ikshvaku. Further, 21 Tirthankaras of Jainism were born in this dynasty.
