Vaishampayana said : O king, (first) purify yourself and (then) withdrawing your mind from all (the worldly) objects, (at that appointed hour) hear it with all attention. O king of kings, appoint a time. I shall (then) tell you everything in detail.
वैशम्पायन उवाच शृणुष्वावहितो राजशुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः! क्षणं च कुरु राजेन्द्र सम्प्रवक्ष्याम्यशेषतः॥