He who, with fervid devotion, listens to a recitation of the Mahabharata, attains (hereafter) to great success on account of the merit that becomes his through understanding even a very small part thereof. All the sins of that man who recites or listens to this history with devotion are washed off.
गच्छेत् परमिकां सिद्धिमत्र मे नास्ति संशयः॥ भारताध्ययनात् पुण्यादपि पादमधीयतः।