Vaishampayana said It was thus that the compiler of the Vedas, gifted with great intelligence, discoursed to us, accosted by us on that occasion. His son, the highly pious Shuka, and all his disciples listened to him while he delivered that discourse.
वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्तास्तु वयं तेन वेदव्यासेन धीमता। सर्वे शिष्या: सुतश्चास्य शुकः परमधर्मवित्॥