We are in the seventh Manvantara — Vaivasvata, the age of Manu Vaivasvata (son of Vivasvat, the sun). The current Saptarishis are the wisdom-keepers of this age. We are 28 Yuga cycles deep into the Vaivasvata Manvantara — 5,126 years into Kali Yuga. The present Saptarishis hold the thread of consciousness for this entire cosmic age.