nārado vāmadevo 'triḥ
kṛṣṇo rāmo 'sito 'ruṇiḥ
ahaḿ 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.