1.1.16

पुराणसंहिताः पुण्याः कथा धर्मार्थसंश्रिताः।
इतिवृत्तं नरेन्द्राणामृषीणां च महात्मनाम्॥१६॥
  • पुराण-संहिताः पुण्याः कथाः = sacred stories of the Purana-collections
  • धर्म-अर्थ-संश्रिताः = dharma-merit-proper => (stories) associated with the merits of Dharma
  • इतिवृत्तम् = event
  • नरेन्द्राणाम् = of King
  • ऋषीणाम् = of Rishis
  • च = and
  • महात्मनाम् = of great souls
Sauti continued, "Shall I repeat to you the sacred stories of the Puranas, bearing on religious merites and worldly prosperity, or shall I recount to you the wonderful deeds of the great sages and saints and the sovereigns of mankind??

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