असितो देवलो धौम्यः क्रतुरुद्दालकस्तथा । एते चान्ये च बहवः परस्परमथाब्रुवन्
asito devalo dhaumyaḥ kraturuddālakastathā | ete cānye ca bahavaḥ parasparamathābruvan
Asita, Devala, Dhaumya, Kratu, dan juga Uddālaka—mereka ini dan ramai lagi para ṛṣi lainnya pun saling berbicara sesama mereka.
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: Portrait-like grouping: Asita, Devala, Dhaumya, Kratu, Uddālaka and others in a semi-circle, each with distinctive attributes (staff, matted hair, waterpot), speaking in turn.
Purāṇic tradition preserves lineages of seers to show that guidance in dark times comes through realized sages and their deliberations.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative arc.
None.