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श्रीराजोवाच व्रतं पुंसवनं ब्रह्मन् ।
भवता यदुदीरितम् तस्य वेदितुमिच्छामि ।
येन विष्णुः प्रसीदति ॥ १ ॥

sri-rajovaca

vratam pumsavanam brahman

bhavata yad udiritam

tasya veditum icchami

yena visnuh prasidati

sri-raja uvaca-Maharaja Pariksit said; vratam-the vow; pumsavanam-called pumsavana; brahman-O brahmana; bhavata-by you; yat-which; udiritam-was spoken of; tasya-of that; veditum-to know; icchami-I want; yena-by which; visnuh-Lord Visnu; prasidati-is pleased.