Markandeya said : O king of kings, O Yudhishthira, O monarch, the rules of charity which you desire to hear from me are highly valued by him.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच यत् त्वमिच्छसि राजेन्द्र दानधर्मं युधिष्ठिर। इष्टं चेदं सदा मह्यं राजन् गौरवतस्तथा॥