sūtaḥ uvāca evam ābhāṣitaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ saḥ rājñā ślakṣṇayā girā pratyabhāṣata dharma jñaḥ bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: The King thus spoke and questioned the sage, using sweet language. Then the great and powerful personality, the son of Vyāsadeva, who knew the principles of religion, began his reply.