The clan of Maharṣi Ṛṣivān [ Maharshi Rishivan] was one of the clan of Ṛṣis (Rishis or sages) included in the group of Maharṣi Aṅgirā (Maharshi Angira) and described in the Matsya Purāṇa (Purana). It was described in the Purāṇa (Purana) that Ṛṣivān [Rishivan] was one of the founders of the Āṅgirasa (Angirasa) gotra.