Mahabharat
गाथाम अप्य अत्र गायन्ति ये पुराणविदॊ जनाः भीष्म यां तां च ते सम्यक कथयिष्यामि भारत ॥ २-३८-३९ ॥
'Those knowledgeable in the Puranas have a saying about such occurrences, which I shall now recount to you in full, O Bharata.' ॥ 2-38-39 ॥
english translation
gAthAma apya atra gAyanti ye purANavidò janAH bhISma yAM tAM ca te samyaka kathayiSyAmi bhArata ॥ 2-38-39 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript