Vaishampayana said : The Rishis, the Brahmanas and Yudhishthira then asked Markandeya how the Rishi Baka was (so) long-lived. Markandeya thus spoke to them all.
वैशम्पायन उवाच मार्कण्डेयमृषयो ब्राह्मणा युधिष्ठिश्च पर्यपृच्छन्नृषिः केन दीर्घायुरासीद् बको मार्कण्डेयस्तु तान् सर्वानुवाच॥