एतदाख्याहि मे ब्रह्मन् सुनीथात्मजचेष्टितम् । श्रद्दधानाय भक्ताय त्वं परावरवित्तम: ॥ २४ ॥
etad akhyahi me brahman sunithatmaja-cestitam sraddadhanaya bhaktaya tvam paravara-vittamah
- etat
- all these
- akhyahi
- please describe
- me
- unto me
- brahman
- O great brahmana
- sunitha-atmaja
- of the son of Sunitha, Vena
- cestitam
- activities
- sraddadhanaya
- faithful
- bhaktaya
- unto your devotee
- tvam
- you
- para-avara
- with past and future
- vit-tamah
- well conversant.
Vidura requested Maitreya: My dear brahmana, you are well conversant with all subjects, both past and future. Therefore I wish to hear from you all the activities of King Vena. I am your faithful devotee, so please explain this.