nakṣatrakalpaḥ - Nakṣatrakalpa; śāntiḥ - Śāntikalpa; ca - also; kaśyapa-āṅgirasa-ādayaḥ - Kaśyapa, Āṅgirasa and others; ete - these; ātharvaṇa-ācāryāḥ - spiritual masters of the Atharva Veda; śṛṇu - now hear; paurāṇikān - the authorities of the Purāṇas; mune - O sage, Śaunaka.

Nakṣatrakalpa, Śāntikalpa, Kaśyapa, Āṅgirasa and others were also among the ācāryas of the Atharva Veda. Now, O sage, listen as I name the authorities on Purāṇic literature.