Vaishampayana said : O king of kings, having been thus addressed, the greatly illustrious (Yudhishthira) replied, "O exalted one, I desire to hear about the rules of charity which is (really) meritorious.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु राजेन्द्र प्रत्युवाच महायशाः। भगवन् श्रोतुमिच्छामि प्रधानविधिमुत्तमम्॥