The Rishis replied, "O son of Lomaharshana, we shall ask you and you will relate to us, who are anxious to hear, some excellent stories.
तमृषयः ऊचुः परमं लोमहर्षणे वक्ष्यामस्त्वां नः प्रतिवक्ष्यसि वचः शुश्रूषतां कथायोगं न: कथायोगे॥