During the reign of that best of the Kuru kings, the king of all kings, (Shantanu) the speech was mixed with truth and mind was devoted to liberality and virtue.
तस्मिन् कुरुपतिश्रेष्ठे राजराजेश्वरे सति। श्रिता वागभवत् सत्यं दानधर्माश्रितं मनः॥