Shloka 22
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
अगस्त्यश्न महातेजा मार्कण्डेयश्व वीर्यवान् । जमदन्निर्भरद्वाज: संवर्तक्ष्यवनस्तथा,महातेजस्वी अगस्त्य, शक्तिशाली मार्कण्डेय, जमदग्नि, भरद्वाज, संवर्त, च्यवन,
agastyaś ca mahātejā mārkaṇḍeyaś ca vīryavān | jamadagniḥ bharadvājaḥ saṃvartaś cyavanaḥ tathā ||
那罗陀说道：“阿伽斯底耶（Agastya），灵辉炽盛；摩罗迦ṇḍेय（Mārkaṇḍeya），以坚毅之力著称；以及阇摩达伽尼（Jamadagni）、婆罗堕阇（Bharadvāja）、三婆尔多（Saṃvarta）与支耶婆那（Cyavana）。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that guidance on dharma is grounded in the testimony of accomplished sages—those marked by tejas (spiritual brilliance), vīrya (inner strength), learning, and disciplined conduct.
Nārada enumerates eminent r̥ṣis—Agastya, Mārkaṇḍeya, Jamadagni, Bharadvāja, Saṃvarta, and Cyavana—invoking their stature as authoritative figures relevant to the surrounding discussion in the Sabha Parva.