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.


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Among these sages were Nārada, Vāmadeva, Atri, Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Vyāsa, Paraśurāma, Asita, Aruṇi, myself, Bṛhaspati, Kaṇva, Maitreya and Cyavana.

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