।। सूत उवाच विप्रवर्य महाभाग शृणु गाथां मनोरमाम्।। वैतालो भूपतिश्रेष्ठं पुनर्विक्रममब्रवीत्
|| sūta uvāca vipravarya mahābhāga śṛṇu gāthāṃ manoramām|| vaitālo bhūpatiśreṣṭhaṃ punarvikramamabravīt
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.