I shall, now, recite to you the circumstances of Shuka's birth, the fruits he acquired of his penances, and the foremost end he achieved. These are the topics which persons of uncleansed souls cannot understand.
अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि जन्मयोगफलं तथा। शुकस्याश्यां गतिं चैव दुर्विदामकृतात्मभिः॥