Surrounded by these disciples of his, Vyasa shone on the breast of the Himavat mountains like the Lord of all the goblins, viz., Mahadeva, in the midst of those ghostly attendants of his.
एभिः परिवृतो व्यास: शिष्यैः पञ्चभिरुत्तमैः। शुशुभे हिमवत्पादे भूतैर्भूतपतिर्यथा॥