etan maha-punyam alam pavitram
dhanyam yasasyam padam ayur-asisam
pranendriyanam yudhi saurya-vardhanam
narayano 'nte gatir aṅga srnvatam
etat-this narrative; maha-punyam-conferring great merit; alam-very; pavitram-sacred; dhanyam-conferring wealth; yasasyam-bearing fame; padam-the receptacle; ayuh-of longevity; asisam-of the objects of one's desire; prana-of the vital organs; indriyanam-of the organs of action; yudhi-on the field of battle; saurya-the strength; vardhanam-increasing; narayanah-Lord Narayana; ante-at the end of life; gatih-shelter; aṅga-O dear Saunaka; srnvatam-of those who listen.