He who is our preceptor, viz., the Rishi Vyasa, the son of Gandhavati, has himself recited this narrative to us about the glory of Narayana, that glory which is the highest and which is immutable. I heard it from him and have recited it to you exactly as I heard it, O sinless one.
य एष गुरुरस्माकमृषिर्गन्धवतीसुतः॥ तस्माच्छ्रुतं मया चेदं कथितं च तवानघ॥