The festival of Rishi Panchami i.e. the fifth day of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month will be celebrated on Wednesday, 20th September this year. It is believed that whoever remembers and worships the sages on this day becomes free from all kinds of sins. This day is considered special for the worship of our mythological sages Vashishtha, Kashyap, Vishwamitra, Atri, Jamadagni, Gautam, and Bhardwaj. If women take a bath in Ganga on Rishi Panchami, its results increase manifold. According to Brahma Purana, women of all four castes should observe this fast on this day. This fast is observed as an atonement for the sins committed by touching the body while it is unclean and other sins. If women, knowingly or unknowingly, engage in worship, household work, touching their husbands, etc. during menstruation, their sins are destroyed by this fast.

Ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu have been mentioned in the scriptures. The first incarnation among these was that of Matsya. The story is that at the time of Matsya's incarnation, there was a flood on this earth. At that time, the Saptarishis were riding in a huge boat along with King Manu and Lord Vishnu in the Matsya incarnation had saved the lives of all of them.

Saptarishis
1. Kashyap Rishi-
The first sage is Kashyap. Sage Kashyap had 17 wives. All the gods are believed to have originated from the wife named Aditi and the demons are believed to have originated from the wife named Diti. Different living beings have also originated from the remaining wives.


2. Atri Rishi-
The second sage is Atri. In Tretayuga, Shri Ram, Lakshman, and Sita stayed in the ashram of sage Atri during their exile. His wife was Anasuya. Lord Dattatreya is the son of Atri and Anasuya.
3. Rishi Bhardwaj-
The third sage is Bhardwaj. His son was Dronacharya. Sage Bhardwaj composed many texts including Ayurveda.
4. Sage Vishwamitra-
The fourth sage is Vishwamitra. He composed Gayatri Mantra. He was the guru of Lord Shri Ram and Lakshman. It was Vishwamitra who took Shri Ram and Lakshman to Sita's Swayamvar. When Vishwamitra was doing penance, Maneka broke his penance.
5. Gautam Rishi
The fifth stage is Gautam. Ahilya was the wife of sage Gautam. It was Gautam Rishi who cursed Ahilya and turned her into a stone. By the grace of Shri Ram, Ahilya had regained her form.
6. Sage Jamdagni
The sixth sage is Jamadagni. Lord Parshuram is the son of Jamadagni and Renuka. Parashuram had cut off the head of Mother Renuka on the orders of his father. Jamdagni was pleased with this and asked him to ask for a groom. Then Parashuram asked for the life of Mother Renuka. Jamadagni brought Renuka back to life with the power of his penance.
7. Sage Vashishtha-
The seventh sage is Vashishtha. In Treta Yuga, sage Vashishtha was the guru of King Dashrath's four sons Ram, Lakshman, Bharat, and Shatrughan.
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