*सूत उवाच शाकद्वीपस्य वक्ष्यामि यथावदिह निश्चयम् । कथ्यमानं निबोध त्वं शाकं द्वीपं द्विजोत्तमाः
*sūta uvāca śākadvīpasya vakṣyāmi yathāvadiha niścayam / kathyamānaṃ nibodha tvaṃ śākaṃ dvīpaṃ dvijottamāḥ
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.