I shall now tell you of the construction of the universe as narrated in the Shastras. Therefore, O descendant of Kuru, pacify your son Duryodhana.
यथोद्दिष्टं मया प्रोक्तं सनिर्माणमिदं जगत्॥ तस्मादाश्वस कौरव्य पुत्रं दुर्योधनं प्रति।