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Atri (Samskrit : अत्रिः) is one of the Saptarshi rshis who is also Brahmamanasa putra.  

Atri (Samskrit : अत्रिः) is one of the Saptarshi rshis and one of the Brahmamanasa putras. Puranas mention another maharshi named Atri as the son of Sukracharya (MB Adi Parva 65 chap verse 27). Mention of Atri has been made in the Rigveda (Mandala 1 Suktas 51, 112, 116 etc). The fifth mandala of Rigveda was composed by Atri himself. 

SIGNALLING A PRELUDE to creation, Brahma's placid mind took on a vibratory mode; and Atri, along with the other sages, was born of him. The earliest reference to him is as a Vedic seer, found in the hymns of the Rig Veda, along with Agni, Indra, etc. The fifth mandala (section) of the Rig Veda is ascribed to him. In a mystic meditation on prana, the vital breath, the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, after describing the other six sages, depicts Atri, the seventh, thus: 'The tongue is Atri, for through the tongue food is eaten. Atri is but this name "Atti". He who knows it as such becomes the eater of all, and everything becomes his food’.

Atri's wife was Anasuya (one free from malice), who was one of the daughters of Devahuti and Sage Kardama. When Brahma instructed Atri to give an impetus to creation by fathering children, he began rigorous austerities and meditation. In the Indian tradition, every undertaking is elevated above the ordinary when preceded by religious fasts, austerities, worship, and meditations. For a prolonged period, Atri underwent with faith the most drastic penances and meditations. Pleased with his absorption, the Trimurti - Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshvara-appeared and roused him. Opening his eyes, filled with unspeakable love, wonder, and veneration, Atri genuflected before the deities. They insisted that he ask a boon of them. After mulling over the immensity of the gods' grace, he asked to have the three gods incarnate as his three sons. Smiling and saying 'Evamastu'-'So be it'- they faded.

Atri's wife was Anasuya (one free from malice), who was one of the daughters of Devahuti and Sage Kardama. When Brahma instructed Atri to give an impetus to creation by fathering children, he began rigorous austerities and meditation. In the Indian tradition, every undertaking is elevated above the ordinary when preceded by religious fasts, austerities, worship, and meditations. For a prolonged period, Atri underwent with faith the most drastic penances and meditations. Pleased with his absorption, the Trimurti - Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshvara-appeared and roused him. Opening his eyes, filled with unspeakable love, wonder, and veneration, Atri genuflected before the deities. They insisted that he ask a boon of them. After mulling over the immensity of the gods' grace, he asked to have the three gods incarnate as his three sons. Smiling and saying 'Evamastu'-'So be it'- they faded.

== In the Vedas ==

The earliest reference to him is as a Vedic seer, found in the hymns of the Rig Veda, along with Agni, Indra, etc. The fifth mandala (section) of the Rig Veda is ascribed to him. In a mystic meditation on prana, the vital breath, the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, after describing the other six sages, depicts Atri, the seventh, thus: 'The tongue is Atri, for through the tongue food is eaten. Atri is but this name "Atti". He who knows it as such becomes the eater of all, and everything becomes his food’.

the king with the origin of its ritual. He dissuaded Sage Parashara and other sages from performing a sacrifice to annihilate the whole race of demons. He accompanied many other sages who went to Drona to counsel him to stop hostilities between the warring Kauravas and Pandavas. He was also the chief priest at a sacrifice called rajasuya yajna, which was initiated by King Soma. He was one of the sages who witnessed Parashurama's austerities.

the king with the origin of its ritual. He dissuaded Sage Parashara and other sages from performing a sacrifice to annihilate the whole race of demons. He accompanied many other sages who went to Drona to counsel him to stop hostilities between the warring Kauravas and Pandavas. He was also the chief priest at a sacrifice called rajasuya yajna, which was initiated by King Soma. He was one of the sages who witnessed Parashurama's austerities.