नारदो देवपुत्रश्च व्यासश्च मुनिपुङ्गवः । मरीचिरथ दुर्वासा मुनिराङ्गिरसस्तथा ॥ २४ ॥
nāradō dēvaputraśca vyāsaśca munipuṅgavaḥ | marīciratha durvāsā munirāṅgirasastathā || 24 ||
Translation
Nārada, son of the god, and Vyāsa, bull among sages; Marīci, then Durvāsas, and the sage Āṅgirasa too;
Word by word
- nāradō
- (nāradaḥ) Nārada
- dēva
- of the god
- putraś
- (putraḥ) son
- ca
- and
- vyāsaś
- (vyāsaḥ) Vyāsa
- muni
- among sages
- puṅgavaḥ
- bull
- marīcir
- (marīciḥ) Marīci
- atha
- then
- durvāsā
- Durvāsas
- munir
- (muniḥ) the sage
- āṅgirasas
- (āṅgirasaḥ) Āṅgirasa
- tathā
- too
Meaning
Nārada is called the son of the god, that is of Brahmā, the commentary says. Marīci, one of Brahmā's mind-born sons; Durvāsas, famous for his temper; Āṅgirasa. The variety is wide: the gentle singer and the irascible sage sit side by side to hear the same answer.