Characteristics of Sages and of Mantras - Verse 3

Sūta said:: The Śrutarṣis (sages distinguished by knowledge of the Vedas)—the most important among them—are mentioned briefly. They are Bahvṛca, Bhārgava, Paila, Sāṅkṛtya, Jājali, Sandhyāsti, Māṭhara, Yājñavalkya, Parāśara, Upamanyu, Indrapramati, Māṇḍūki, Śākali, Bāṣkali, Śokapāṇi, Naila, Paila, Alaka, Pannaga, Pakṣaganta (and others). The Śrutarṣis are eighty-six in number.