Sūta said:: The future great sages are remembered as seven in number. They are Gālava of Kauśika family, Jāmadagnya (i.e. Paraśurāma) of Bhārgava family, Dvaipāyana of Vasiṣṭha family, Kṛpa of Śāradvata family, Dīptiman of Atri family, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga of Kaśyapa family and Aśvatthāmā, the son of Droṇa, of great renown, of Bharadvāja family. These are the noble-souled seven great sages of the future.