Thus accosted Parashara, endued with great ascetic merit and conversant with the ordinances of every religion, said these words, desirous of favouring the king.
ततः स तपसा युक्तः सर्वधर्मविधानवित्। नृपायानुग्रहमना मुनिर्वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्॥