Shiva Purana

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मरीचिमत्र्यंगिरसौ पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम ॥ वसिष्ठं तु महतेजास्सोऽसृजत्सप्त मानसान्॥ १६ ॥

The excessively brilliant creator created seven mental sons, the sages, Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu and Vasiṣṭha.

english translation

marIcimatryaMgirasau pulastyaM pulahaM kratuma ॥ vasiSThaM tu mahatejAsso'sRjatsapta mAnasAn॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सप्त बह्माण इत्येते पुराणे निश्चयं गताः ॥ ततोऽसृजत्पुनर्ब्रह्मा रुद्रान्क्रोधसमुद्भवान् ॥ १७ ॥

They have been decisively termed the seven Brahmās in the Purāṇas. Brahmā again created the Rudras arising from anger.

english translation

sapta bahmANa ityete purANe nizcayaM gatAH ॥ tato'sRjatpunarbrahmA rudrAnkrodhasamudbhavAn ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सनत्कुमारं च ऋषिं सर्वेषामपि पूर्वजम् ॥ सप्त चैते प्रजायंते पश्चाद्रुद्राश्च सर्वतः ॥ १८ ॥

He created the sage Sanatkumāra too, the eldest of all. They are thus seven born. The Rudras were born afterwards.

english translation

sanatkumAraM ca RSiM sarveSAmapi pUrvajam ॥ sapta caite prajAyaMte pazcAdrudrAzca sarvataH ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अतस्सनत्कुमारस्तु तेजस्संक्षिप्य तिष्ठति ॥ तेषां सप्तमहावंशा दिव्या देवर्षिपूजिताः ॥ १९॥

Sanatkumāra stays with controlled brilliance. From them seven great families originated, all being divine and worshipped by the celestial sages.

english translation

atassanatkumArastu tejassaMkSipya tiSThati ॥ teSAM saptamahAvaMzA divyA devarSipUjitAH ॥ 19॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रजायन्ते क्रियावन्तो महर्षिभिरलंकृताः ॥ विद्युतोऽशनि मेघांश्च रोहितेन्द्रधनूंषि च ॥ २०॥

Endowed with sacred rites they were born along with the other Sages. The lightning, the thunderbolt, the red clouds and the rainbow were created.

english translation

prajAyante kriyAvanto maharSibhiralaMkRtAH ॥ vidyuto'zani meghAMzca rohitendradhanUMSi ca ॥ 20॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript