nārado vāmadevo 'triḥ
kṛṣṇo rāmo 'sito 'ruṇiḥ
ahaṁ bṛhaspatiḥ kaṇvo
maitreyaś cyavanādayaḥ
nāradaḥ vāmadevaḥ atriḥ - the sages Nārada, Vāmadeva and Atri; kṛṣṇaḥ - Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Vyāsa; rāmaḥ - Lord Paraśurāma; asitaḥ aruṇiḥ - Asita and Aruṇi; aham - I (Śukadeva); bṛhaspatiḥ kaṇvaḥ - Bṛhaspati and Kaṇva; maitreyaḥ - Maitreya; cyavana - Cyavana; ādayaḥ - and others.