The sons of Prajapati themselves, viz., Ekata, Dvita, and Trita became the priests watching the proceedings. There were others also who became Sadasyas in that sacrifice, viz., Dhanusha, Rajvya, Arvavasu, Paravasu, the Rishi Medhatithi, the great Rishi Tandya, the blessed Rishi Shanti, Vedashiras the foremost of Rishis, viz., Kapila, who was the father of Shalihotra, the first Kalpa, Tittiri the elder brother of Vaishampayana, Kanwa, and Devahotra, forming in all sixteen,
प्रजापतिसुताश्चात्र सदस्याश्चाभवंस्त्रयः। एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चैव महर्षयः॥ धनुषाख्योऽथ रैभ्यश्च अर्वावसुपरावसू। ऋषिर्मेधातिथिश्चैव ताण्ड्यश्चैव महानृषिः॥ ऋषिः शान्तिर्महाभागस्तथा वेदशिराश्च यः। ऋषिश्रेष्ठश्च कपिल: शालिहोत्रपिता स्मृतः॥ आद्यः कठस्तैत्तिरिश्च वैषम्पायनपूर्वजः। कण्वोऽथ देवहोत्रश्च एते षोडश कीर्तिताः॥