The description of Marwantaras: Lord Visnu’s glory {his four manifestations) - Verse 3
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 51 · Verse 3
Sanskrit Original
हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये छगले पर्वतोत्तमे। तस्य शिष्याः शिखायुक्ता वभूवुरमितप्रभाः।।
himavacchikhare ramye chagale parvatottame| tasya śiṣyāḥ śikhāyuktā vabhūvuramitaprabhāḥ||
O Suta, tell us about all Manvantaras,^ both past and future. Mention about Vyasa (the arranger of the Vedas) in the Dvapara Yuga. In the Kali age, how many were the disciples, the expounders of Dharma (Virtue) and Artha, of this intelligent Lord, the god of gods who arranged the branches of the Vedas, (v.l. the incarnations of god Siva, the god of gods, for the establishment of Dharma in the Kali age). How many disciples did the Lord of Devas (i.e. Vyasa) have in the Kali age ? O Suta, it behoves you to recount all these things succinctly. Suta said :