Shaunaka said I shall for these reasons describe to you virtue, you whose heart has been exceedingly agitated. Endued with knowledge, great strength, and a contented heart, you seek virtue of your own accord.
शौनक उवाच तस्मात् तेऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि धर्ममावृतचेतसे। श्रीमान् महाबलस्तुष्टः स्वयं धर्ममवेक्षसे॥