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.