Vyasa said Having heard these holy stories of the sixteen kings, capable of enhancing the duration of the listener's life, king Srinjayas said nothing and remained silent for a while.
व्यास उवाच पुण्यमाख्यानमायुष्यं श्रुत्वा षोडशराजकम्। अव्याहरन्नरपतिस्तूष्णीमासीत् स सृञ्जयः॥