[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v1.c5.s5.191 # The Purana Index v1.c5.s5.191 The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s5.191 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s5.191](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.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 - [Previous: v1.c5.s5.190](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s5.190) - [Next: v1.c5.s5.192](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s5.192) - [Up: v1.c5.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s5.191](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s5.191) · Pramāṇa