सूत उवाच । अस्मिन्साधनमाहत्म्ये पुरा वृत्तं मुनीश्वराः । युष्मदर्थं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुध्वमवधानतः ६ ।
Sūta said: O saints, in the context of the elucidation of the greatness of the means, I shall narrate an anecdote of former days for your sake. Please listen to them attentively.