It is said, O Sauti, that a discourse that has Narayana for its subject is more fruitful of merit than sojourns to all the sacred retreats and ablutions performed in all the sacred waters on the Earth.
सर्वाश्रमाभिगमनं सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम्। न तथा फलदं सौते नारायणकथा यथा।॥