O foremost of the royal sages, do you not listen to what the great sage Markandeya had related to me as well as to my father which I will, again describe to you in detail. No doubt should be made by you in this.
यदुक्तवान् पितुर्मह्यं मार्कण्डेयो महानुषिः। तदशेषेण ब्रुवतो मम राजर्षिसत्तम॥ नितोध मनसा चात्र न ते कार्या विचारणा।