The Gandharva said : O Partha, this history of Vasishtha is considered as a Purana in all the worlds. Listen to me as I recite it in detail.
गन्धर्व उवाच इदं वासिष्ठमाख्यानं पुराणं परिचक्षते। पार्थं सर्वेषु लोकेषु यथावत् तन्निबोध मे॥