Bhishma continued I have now recounted to you the discourse that was recited by Narada. That narrative has come down from person to person from very ancient times. I heard it from my father who formerly recounted it to me.
भीष्म उवाच एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं नारदोक्तं मयेरितम्॥ पारम्पर्यागतं ह्येतत् पित्रा मे कथितं पुरा।