Article selection by “Sepharial” | Note by H.P.B.
. . . The Seven Rishis are the Divine Sages, Prajapatis, or Lordly Sons who are said by the Hindus to rule over the seven lokas or “spheres.”1 In applying the planetary symbols of the solar system to indicate these seven Lokas and the principles of the microcosm corresponding to them, the Hindu Sages placed them in the following order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sol, Venus, Mercury, and Moon, as determined by their respective geocentric radii. . . .
1. Which spheres or lokas mean esoterically the seven globes of our planetary chain, as also the seven Rounds, etc.—Ed. [H.P.B.]