Vaishampayana said : Having been thus addressed by the highsouled Dharmaraja, Yudhishthira, that foremost of Brahmanas narrated the glory of the illustrious Sagara.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु विप्रेन्द्रोधर्मराज्ञा महात्मना। कथयामास माहात्म्यं सगरस्य महात्मनाः॥