Markandeya said : Thus addressed by her, the divine lord of the Pitris, in order to please her, began faithfully to relate everything about his intentions.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्युक्तः पितृराजस्तां भगवान् स्वचिकीर्षितम्। यथावत् सर्वमाख्यातुं तत्प्रियार्थं प्रचक्रमे॥