Atri

Rama visiting Atri's hermitage in Ramayana.

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A legendary bard and scholar, one of nine Prajapatis, a son of Brahma, said to be ancestor of some Brahmin, Prajapatis, Kshatriya and Vaishya communities who adopt Atri as their gotra. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (Seven Great Sages) in the seventh, i.e. the present Manvantara.

Origin

  • From Sanskrit अत्रि

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