śrī-rājā uvāca - Mahārāja Parīkṣit said; katham - how; evam - this; guṇaḥ - quality; deśaḥ - the country; kena - why; vā - either; bhagavan - O most powerful; kṛtaḥ - it was so done; praśnam - question; enam - this; samācakṣva - just deliberate; param - very much; kautūhalam - eagerness; hi - indeed; naḥ - our.

Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: O most powerful brāhmaṇa, why was this place so empowered, and who made it so powerful? Kindly answer this question, for I am very eager to hear about this.