Varaha Purana 170.56: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 56
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
अङ्गिरास्तैत्तिरी रैभ्यः काण्वो मेधातिथिः कृतः ।। तन्तुः सुतन्तुरादित्यो वसुमानेकतो द्वितः
aṅgirās taittirī raibhyaḥ kāṇvo medhātithiḥ kṛtaḥ || tantuḥ sutantur ādityo vasumān ekato dvitaḥ
Aṅgiras, Taittirī, Raibhya, Kāṇva, Medhātithi, Kṛta, Tantu, Sutantu, Āditya, Vasumān, Ekata, dan Dvita—
Narrator (defaults to Varāha framework when unspecified)
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No new location is provided; the list continues the assembly already situated near Sumeru in the preceding context.
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