64 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 15

kumérah—Sanat-kumara; nadradah—Narada Muni; rbhuh—Rbhu;
angirah—Angira; devalah—Devala; asitah—Asita; apadntaratamah—
Vyasa’s previous name, Apantaratama; vydsah—Vyasa; markan-
deyah—Markandeya; atha—and; gautamah—Gautama; vosisthah—
Vasistha; bhagavan ramah—Lord Paragurama; kapilah—Kapila;
badardyanih—Sukadeva Gosvami; durvasah—Durvasa; —_yajnia-
valkyah—Yajiiavalkya; ca—also; jatukarnah—Jatukarna; tathd—as
well as; arunih—Aruni; romasah—Romaésa; cyavanah—
Cyavana; dattah—Dattatreya; dsurih—Asuri; sa-patajalih—with
Patafijali Rsi; rsih—the sage; veda-sirah—the head of the Vedas;
dhaumyah—Dhaumya; munih—the sage; parcasikhah—Paiicasikha;
tatha—so also; hiranyanabhah—Hiranyanabha; kausalyah —Kauéalya;
Srutadevah—Srutadeva; rtadhvajah—Rtadhvaja; ete—all of these;
pare—others; ca—and; siddha-isah—the masters of mystic power;
caranti—wander; jndna-hetavah—very learned persons who preach all
over the world.

TRANSLATION

O great souls, I have heard that among the great and perfect per-
sons wandering the surface of the earth to instruct knowledge to
people covered by ignorance are Sanat-kumara, Narada, Rbhu,
Angira, Devala, Asita, Apantaratama [Vyasadeva], Markandeya,
Gautama, Vasistha, Bhagavan Parasurama, Kapila, Sukadeva, Dur-
vasé, Yajnavalkya, Jatukarna and Aruni. Others are Romasa,
Cyavana, Dattatreya, Asuri, Pataiijali, the great sage Dhaumya who
is like the head of the Vedas, the sage Paficasikha, Hiranyanabha,
KauSalya, Srutadeva and Rtadhvaja. You must certainly be among
them.

PURPORT

The word jrdna-hetavah is very significant because great personalities
like those listed in these verses wander on the surface of the globe not to
mislead the populace, but to distribute real knowledge. Without this
knowledge, human life is wasted. The human form of life is meant for
realization of one’s relationship with Krsna, or God. One who lacks this
knowledge is categorized among the animals. The Lord Himself says in
Bhagavad-gita (7.15):
