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List of Rishi

More than 300 names of Rishi are given here. Many Rishi names are referenced as their names are not familiar.
Bhag = Bhaagvat Puraan; Maanas = Tulasee's Raamaayan; V-R - Vaalmeeki Raamaayan

Agastya

Ahalyaa (Rishikaa)

Anasooyaa (Rishikaa)

Angiraa

Ashtaavakra

Ashwalaayan

Ashwatthaamaa

Atri

Aurav

Aurv

Bharadwaaj

Bhrigu
--1 of the 10 Sons of Brahmaa Jee

Brihaspati

Chand Kaushik
--Descendent of Gautam Rishi
--He gave a fruit to Brihadrath to have a son and he got Jaraasandh from that fruit.

Chandramaa

Chyavan

Dadheechi

Dattaatreya

Deerghtamaa

Deval

Devaraat

Dhaumya

Drone

Durvaasaa

Gaalav

Gaargee (Rishikaa)
--Daughter of Vaachaknu
--Had discussion with Yaagyavalkya in King Janak's court

Gaargya   see   Garg

Garg

Gautam
--1 son Shataanand

Ghoshaa (Rishikaa)

Gokarn (Bhag) (Padm Puraan)
--Son of Aatm Dev Braahman. He uplifted his brother Dhundhukaaree from Pret Yoni by telling him Bhaaagvat Kathaa.

Jaabaali

Jaajali (Bhag)

Jaigeeshavya
--he becomes the Guru of sage Deval

Jaimini

Jamadagni

Jahnu

Kaatyaayan

Kach

Kandu

Kanv

Kardam

Kashyap

Kaushik   see   Vishwaamitra

Kavashee (V-R, 7/1)

Kratu
--1 of the 10 Sons of Brahmaa Jee
--Bachelor

Kripaa

Kushdhwaj
--Vedavatee who cursed Raavan that she would be cause of his death, was his daughter.

Lopaamudraa (Rishikaa)

Maandavya

Maarkandeya

Maitreya

Mareechi
--1 of the 10 Sons of Brahmaa Jee

Medhaatithi

Mrigshring

Mrikandu

Mudgal

Naarad
--1 of the 10 Sons of Brahmaa Jee
--Bachelor

Nachiketaa

Namuchi (V-R, 7/1)

Nrishadgu (V-R, 7/1)

Panchshikh
--He belongs to Paraashar's race. (MBH, 12.321)
--He was the one from whom Drone obtained ... and gave it to Arjun.
--Raajaa Janak says that he was his Guru also.

Paraashar

Parashuraam

Parvat

Patanjali

Pippalaad

Pramuchi (V-R, 7/1)

Pulah
--1 of the 10 Sons of Brahmaa Jee

Pulastya
--1 of the 10 Sons of Brahmaa Jee
--1 son Vishravaa

Ribhu

Richeek

Rishabh Dev

Rishyashring
--Son of Vibhaandak

Romharshan

Rudraketu
--had two sons, Devaantak and Naraantak, but they became Raakshas like

Saaraswat
--Son of Dadheechi and Saraswatee River

Sambhooti

Samvart (V-R, 7/8/18)

Saubhari

Shaakal (Bhag)

Shameek

Sharadwaan

Shataanand
--Son of Maharshi Gautam
--He conducted the Yagya for Raajaa Nimi and then was the Purohit of his descendents too - Raajaa Janak, Seetaa's father who was 27th Janak.

Shaunak

Shringaavat

Shringee

Shuk Dev

Shwetaketu

Sumukh (V-R, 7/1)

Sudhanvaa

Swastyaatreya (V-R, 7/1)

Twashtaa

Uddaalak

Upamanyu

Utathya

Uttank

Vaalmeeki

Vaamdev

Vashishth
--1 of the 10 Sons of Brahmaa Jee

Ved Vyaas
--Son of Paraashar and Satyavatee

Veetahavya

Vibhaandak
--1 son Rishyashring

Vimukh (V-R, 7/1)

Vishravaa
--Son of Pulastya
--4 sons - Kuber, Raavan, Kumbhkarn and Vibheeshan
--1 daughter - Shoorpanakhaa

Vishwaamitra
--Son of King Gaadhi

Vyaaghrapaad

Yaagyavalkya

Yaavakreeya (V-R, 7/1)

 

 

 

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