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शौनक उवाच
कस्य हेतोर्निजग्राह कलिं दिग्विजये नृपः ।
नृदेवचिह्नधृक्शूद्रको ऽसौ गां यः पदाहनत् ।
तत्कथ्यतां महाभाग यदि कृष्णकथाश्रयम् ॥ ५ ॥

saunaka uvaca

kasya hetor nijagraha

kalim digvijaye nrpah

nrdeva-cihna-dhrk sudrako

'sau gam yah pada-hanat

tat kathyatam maha-bhaga

yadi krsna-kathasrayam

saunakah uvaca-Saunaka Rsi said; kasya-for what; hetoh-reason; nijagraha-sufficiently punished; kalim-the master of the age of Kali; digvijaye-during the time of his world tour; nrpah-a king; nrdeva-royal person; cihna-dhrk-decorated like; sudrakah-lowest of the sudras; asau-he; gam-cow; yah-one who; pada-hanat-struck on the leg; tat-all that; kathyatam-please describe; maha-bhaga-O greatly fortunate one; yadi-if, however; krsna-about Krsna; katha-asrayam-related with His topics.