✦ Rishi Lineage

Vedic Rishis

The rishis of the Vedic revelation and the classical darshanas.

Vasishtha

Vedic Period (c. 1500 BCE)

Vishvamitra

Vedic Period (c. 1500 BCE)

Atri

Vedic Period (c. 1500 BCE)

Bharadvaja

Vedic Period (c. 1500 BCE)

Gautama Maharishi

Vedic Period (c. 1500-1000 BCE)

Jamadagni

Vedic Period (c. 1500 BCE)

Kashyapa

Vedic Period (c. 1500 BCE)

Angiras

Vedic Period (c. 1500 BCE)

Bhrigu

Vedic Period (c. 1500 BCE)

Narada

Vedic and Puranic Period

Durvasa

Vedic and Puranic Period

Markandeya

Vedic and Puranic Period

Yajnavalkya

Later Vedic Period (c. 800-700 BCE)

Kapila

Vedic Period (c. 700-600 BCE, traditional dating varies)

Patanjali

c. 2nd Century BCE - 4th Century CE

Vyasa

Traditional dating c. 3000 BCE (epic period)

Dattatreya

Puranic Period

Shuka

Puranic Period

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