Vaishampayana said : Then the sons of Pandu said to the magnanimous Markandeya “(kindly) narrate to us of the greatness of the Brahmanas which we are very desirous of hearing."
वैशम्पायन उवाच मार्कण्डेयं महात्मानमूचुः पाण्डुसुतास्तदा। माहात्म्यं द्विजमुख्यानां श्रोतुमिच्छाम कथ्यताम्॥