etad vadanti munayo
muhur niḥśreyasaṁ nṛṇām
nārado bhagavān vyāsa
ācāryo 'ṅgirasaḥ sutaḥ
etat - this; vadanti - they say; munayaḥ - the great sages; muhuḥ - repeatedly; niḥśreyasam - the highest goal of life; nṛṇām - for men; nāradaḥ - Nārada Muni; bhagavān vyāsaḥ - Śrīla Vedavyāsa; ācāryaḥ - my spiritual master; aṅgirasaḥ - of Aṅgirā; sutaḥ - the son.