Then, o king, that foremost of virtuous men, viz., Tanu, began to describe in the midst of the Rishis living in that hermitage the topics regarding Righteousness and Profit.
ततः स कथयामास कथां धर्मार्थसंहिताम्। ऋषिमध्ये महाराज तनुर्धर्मभृतां वरः॥