The names of the sages born in the genealogical or disciple-wise lineage of Maharṣi (Maharshi; Great Sage) Aṇgirā (Angira) are mentioned in Purāṇa (Purana; Mythological Scriptures). They were all mantradraṣṭā (mantradrashta; seer of the sacred hymns) of Ṛgveda (Rigveda). Ṛṣabha (Rishabha) was one of these seer-sages descending from Aṇgirā.