SAPTARSHIS (PB)

‘How could Sage Vasishtha
attribute such an action to him? He lost control of his senses and, in turn,
took water in his palm. Madayanti, who was watching in horror, approached him
in one swift movement and held his hand. When Mitrasaha turned his face towards
her, she shook her head. ‘No, my Lord! What is it you are doing? Sage
Vasishtha is our kulaguru.’ Mitrasaha felt ashamed and sprinkled the water on
his own feet. At once, his feet became spotted with black marks, and having
changed into a demon, he left the palace.’ 
How did Gotama win the hand of Ahalya? What is the relation of Kasyapa
and Kashmir? How did Vitahavya, born a kshatriya, become a brahmin? Why did
Parashurama become a warrior and Visvamitra a sage? How were the two
related?  Saptarshis answers all these
questions. This racy narrative recounts the extraordinary lives of the seven
sages—Vasishtha, Kasyapa, Atri, Visvamitra, Gotama, Jamadagni and
Bharadvaja—known as Saptarshis. These sages may have lived eons ago but their
lives were no different from ours.