So is Bharata, among all histories. He, who causes to be recited by a Brahmana even one line of it during a Shraddha, gives to the dead ancestors his offerings of food and drink which become inexhaustible. The Vedas expounded by the aid of history and Purana.
यथैतानीतिहासानां तथा भारतमुच्यते। यश्चैनं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे ब्राह्मणान्पादमन्ततः॥ अक्षय्यमन्नपानं वै पितृस्तस्योपतिष्ठते। इतिहासपुराणाभ्यां वेदं समुपद्व्हयेत्॥