Touching the feet of that sage Brahmana asked him some very difficult questions. That foremost of all pious persons then described those duties that were referred to.
वासुदेव उवाच ततस्तस्योपसंगृह्य पादौ प्रश्नान् सुदुर्वचान्। पप्रच्छ तांश्च धर्मान् स प्राह धर्मभृतां वरः॥