Vaishampayana said : The of Pandu spoke thus Markandeya, “You should speak to me about the greatness of the Brahmanas.": son to
वैशम्पायन उवाच भूय एव ब्राह्मणमहाभाग्यं वक्तुमर्हसीत्यब्रवीत् पाण्डवेयो मार्कण्डेयम्॥