जनमेजय उवाच कथं प्रणाशिताः पुत्रा नारदेन महर्षिना । प्रजापतेर् द्विजश्रेष्ठ श्रोतुम् इच्छामि तत्त्वतः
janamejaya uvāca kathaṃ praṇāśitāḥ putrā nāradena maharṣinā / prajāpater dvijaśreṣṭha śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.