Rishi Panchami

Rishi Panchami Saptarishi Puja

Saptarishi (Kashyapa, Atri, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Vasishtha)Arundhati 50 minMedium
9 steps7 mantras~3 min of recitationFull puja ~50 min

When

Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami

Duration

50 min

Deity

Saptarishi (Kashyapa, Atri, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Vasishtha), Arundhati

Rishi Panchami honours the seven great sages and Arundhati, wife of Vasishtha. It is kept mainly by women as a vrat of purification and gratitude — asking forgiveness for any rules of purity unknowingly broken during the year, and remembering the rishis whose wisdom underlies the Vedas.