etad vadanti munayo
muhur niḥśreyasaḿ nṛṇām
nārado bhagavān vyāsa
ācāryo 'ńgirasaḥ sutaḥ
etat -- this; vadanti -- they say; munayah -- the great sages; muhuh -- repeatedly; nihsreyasam -- the highest goal of life; nrinam -- for men; naradah -- Narada Muni; bhagavan vyasah -- Srila Vedavyasa; acaryah -- my spiritual master; angirasah -- of Angira; sutah -- the son.