Having heard the discourse on the glory of Narayana who is the Soul of all embodied creatues, Janamejaya, gifted with great intelligence and wisdom, asked Vaishampayana about these very topics.
श्रुत्वा माहात्म्यमेतस्य देहिनां परमात्मनः। जनमेजयो महाप्राज्ञो वैशम्पायनमब्रवीत्॥