Listen, O king, to this most Beautiful story which cleanses the hearer of every sin, and which Bhrigu's son (Rama) had recited to king Muchukunda.
भीष्म उवाच शृणु राजन् कथां दिव्यां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्। नृपतेर्मुचुकुन्दस्य कथितां भार्गवेण वै॥