This (Bharata) is sacred and excellent and it equals the Vedas in sanctity. It is worthy of being heard, it is pleasing to the ear, it is sincleansing and virtue-increasing.
इदं हि वेदैः समितं पवित्रमपि चोत्तमम्। श्रव्यं श्रुतिसुखं चैव पावनं शीलवर्धनम्॥