Bandi said : Seven is the number of domestic animals, seven also is the number of wild animals; seven meters are used in completing a sacrifice; seven are the Rishis, seven are the forms of paying homage and seven, are the strings of the Binda.
बन्धुवाच सप्त ग्राम्याः पशवः सप्त वन्याः सप्तच्छन्दांसि क्रतुमेकं वहन्ति। सप्तर्षयः सप्त चाप्यर्हणानि सप्ततन्त्री प्रथिता चैव वीणा॥