पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धप्रश्नाः
Pitri-Origins and Shraddha Queries
ऋषय ऊचुः कियन्तो वै मुनिगणाः कस्मिन्काले च ते गणाः / पूर्वे तु देवप्रवरा देवानां सोमवर्द्धनाः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kiyanto vai munigaṇāḥ kasminkāle ca te gaṇāḥ / pūrve tu devapravarā devānāṃ somavarddhanāḥ
The Rishis said: How many were those hosts of sages, and in what age did those companies abide? In ancient times they were foremost among the Devas, increasers of the gods’ Soma.