The Purana Index v1.c5.s5.191
The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s5.191
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v1.c5.s5.191
Ṛṣi (ety.)—got the mantras by the pupil of the eye, by observation, by accident and by past and future events. Five groups are distinguished: avyaktātmā, mahānātmā, (also mahātmā), ahaṃkārātmā, bhūtātmā and Indriyātmā; also Brahmarṣis, devarṣis, Rājarṣis, maharṣis, saptarṣis, Ṛṣikas—all mantravits.¹