Srila Prabhupada has often written about the wonder of the seemingly infinite number of stars in the sky. In the West we learn about the Big and Little ‘Dippers,’ but in India children learn about the seven Rsis that constitute what westerners see as a cooking pot. The seven Rsis are mentioned in Srila Prabhupada’s Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 9, Ch. 16 Verse 24 in this way: “Thus Jamadagni, being worshiped by Lord Parasurama, was brought back to life with full remembrance, and he became one of the seven sages in the group of seven stars.” In the purport to this verse, Srila Prabhupada writes, “The seven stars revolving around the polestar at the zenith are called saptarsi-mandala. On these seven stars, which form the topmost part our our planetary system, reside seven sages: Casaba, Atria, Vasistha, Visvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Bharadvaja.”