*मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणु राजन्प्रयागस्य माहात्म्यं पुनरेव तु । यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
*mārkaṇḍeya uvāca śṛṇu rājanprayāgasya māhātmyaṃ punareva tu / yacchrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
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.