।। व्यास उवाच एकदा नैमिषारण्ये ऋषयः शौनकादयः ।। पृच्छन्ति विनयेनैव सूतं पौराणिकं खलु
|| vyāsa uvāca ekadā naimiṣāraṇye ṛṣayaḥ śaunakādayaḥ || pṛcchanti vinayenaiva sūtaṃ paurāṇikaṃ khalu
Roman (IAST) transliteration rendered by HREEM from the edition's Devanagari; the Devanagari is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.