श्रीशुक उवाच
शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्नितिहासमिमं यथा ।
श्रुतं द्वैपायनमुखान्नारदाद्देवलादपि ॥९॥

Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
śṛṇuá¹£vÄvahito rÄjann
itihÄsam imaá¹ yathÄ
Å›rutaá¹ dvaipÄyana-mukhÄn
nÄradÄd devalÄd api

 Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; Å›á¹›á¹‡uá¹£va - please hear; avahitaḥ - with great attention; rÄjan - O King; itihÄsam - history; imam - this; yathÄ - just as; Å›rutam - heard; dvaipÄyana - of VyÄsadeva; mukhÄt - from the mouth; nÄradÄt - from NÄrada; devalÄt - from Devala Ṛṣi; api - also.


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ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: O King, I shall speak to you the same history I have heard from the mouths of VyÄsadeva, NÄrada and Devala. Please listen with attention.

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