Vasudeva said Listen, O son of Kunti, to the story of Rama's energy and powers and birth as I heard from great Rishis discoursing upon the subject.
वासुदेव उवाच शृणु कौन्तेय रामस्य प्रभावो यो मया श्रुतः। महर्षीणां कथयतां विक्रमं तस्य जन्म च।।।।