Listening to the Bharata, O king, when recited, O you of Bharata's race, by a reader of this kind, listener, observant of vows the while and purified by purificatory rites, acquires valuable fruits.
ईदृशाद् वाचकाद् राजश्रुत्वा भारत भारतम्। नियमस्थः शुचिः श्रोता शृण्वन् स फलमश्नुते॥