That man, O Shaunaka, who hears this history, placing a Brahmana before him, acquires both fame and the fruition of all his desires.
व्यासोक्तं श्रूयते येन कृत्वा ब्राह्मणमग्रतः॥ स नरः सर्वकामांश्च कीर्ति प्राप्येह शौनक।