atra-in this connection; eva-certainly; udahrtah-was recited; purvam-previously; itihasah-an old story; sura-rsina-by the great sage Narada; pritya-with joy; maha-kratau-at the great Rajasuya sacrifice; rajan-O King; prcchate-to the inquiring; ajata-satrave-Maharaja Yudhisthira, who had no enemy.