śrī-śuka uvāca
śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājann
itihāsam imaṁ yathā
śrutaṁ dvaipāyana-mukhān
nāradād devalād api
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; śṛṇuṣva - please hear; avahitaḥ - with great attention; rājan - O King; itihāsam - history; imam - this; yathā - just as; śrutam - heard; dvaipāyana - of Vyāsadeva; mukhāt - from the mouth; nāradāt - from Nārada; devalāt - from Devala Ṛṣi; api - also.