Vasudeva said Hear me, O king, with attention, O chief of Bharata's race, as I recite to you what the merits of the Brahmanas are, O foremost one of Kuru's race.
वासुदेव उवाच शृणुष्वावहितो राजन् द्विजानां भरतर्षभ। यथा तत्त्वेन वदतो गुणान् वै कुरुसत्तम॥