*मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणु राजन्महावीर यदुक्तं ब्रह्मयोनिना । ऋषीणां संनिधौ पूर्वं कथ्यमानं मया श्रुतम्
*mārkaṇḍeya uvāca śṛṇu rājanmahāvīra yaduktaṃ brahmayoninā / ṛṣīṇāṃ saṃnidhau pūrvaṃ kathyamānaṃ mayā śrutam
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.