Vaishampayana said "Listen to that history, O king, listen to those events as they took place. Hear how Indra formerly broke his treaty with Namuchi.
वैश्मपायन उवाच शृणुष्वैतदुपाख्यानं यथावृत्तं जनेश्वर॥ यथा बिभेद समयं नमुचेर्वासवः पुरा।