।। व्यास उवाच ।। ।। कृतपापा नरा यांति दुःखेन महतान्विताः ।। यममार्गे सुखं यैश्च तान्धर्मान्वद मे प्रभो ।। १ ।।
Vyāsa said:— Those who commit sins go along (he path to Yama with great misery. O holy lord, now narrate the righteous deeds which render pleasure in the path of Yama.