Vaishampayana said : When the powerful Vrishnis all began to speak in this strain, then Vasudeva (Krishna) spoke these words of deep import and true morality.
वैशम्पायन उवाच उक्तवन्तो यथा वीर्यमसकृत् सर्ववृष्ण्यः। ततोऽब्रवीद् वासुदेवो वाक्यं धर्मार्थसंयुतम्॥