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श्री शुक उवाच
स एवं भगवान्पृष्टः क्षत्त्रा कौषारवो मुनिह् ।
पुंसां निःश्रेयसार्थेन तमाह बहुमानयन् ॥ १७ ॥

sri suka uvaca

sa evam bhagavan prstah

ksattra kausaravo munih

pumsam nihsreyasarthena

tam aha bahu-manayan

sri sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; sah-he; evam-this; bhagavan-the great sage; prstah-being requested; ksattra-by Vidura; kausaravah-Maitreya; munih-the great sage; pumsam-for all people; nihsreyasa-for the greatest welfare; arthena-for that; tam-unto him; aha-narrated; bahu-greatly; manayan-honored.