Devanagari
नारदो वामदेवोऽत्रि: कृष्णो रामोऽसितोऽरुणि: ।
अहं बृहस्पति: कण्वो मैत्रेयश्च्यवनादय: ॥ १८ ॥
Verse text
nārado vāmadevo ’triḥ
kṛṣṇo rāmo ’sito ’ruṇiḥ
ahaṁ bṛhaspatiḥ kaṇvo
maitreyaś cyavanādayaḥ
Synonyms
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 .
Translation
Among these sages were Nārada, Vāmadeva, Atri, Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Vyāsa, Paraśurāma, Asita, Aruṇi, myself, Bṛhaspati, Kaṇva, Maitreya and Cyavana.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Among these sages were Nārada, Vāmadeva, Atri, Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Vyāsa, Paraśurāma, Asita, Aruṇi, myself, Bṛhaspati, Kaṇva, Maitreya and Cyavana.
KB 10.86.18
… Nārada, Vāmadeva, Atri, Vyāsadeva, Paraśurāma, Asita, Aruṇi, Śukadeva, Bṛhaspati, Kaṇva, Maitreya, Cyavana and others.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Vyasadeva (krsna), Parasurama (rama), and Sukadeva (aham) were among the sages.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
The sages are listed by name.
Purport (Sanatana Goswami)
The sages accompanying the Lord are listed by name. Ādayaḥ indicates Bharadvāja, Gautama and others.