अत्रैवोदाहृत: पूर्वमितिहास: सुरर्षिणा । प्रीत्या महाक्रतौ राजन् पृच्छतेऽजातशत्रवे ॥ १३ ॥
atraivodahrtah purvam itihasah surarsina pritya maha-kratau rajan prcchate ’jata-satrave
- atra
- in this connection
- eva
- certainly
- udahrtah
- was recited
- purvam
- previously
- itihasah
- an old story
- sura-rsina
- by the great sage Narada
- pritya
- with joy
- maha-kratau
- at the great Rajasuya sacrifice
- rajan
- O King
- prcchate
- to the inquiring
- ajata-satrave
- Maharaja Yudhisthira, who had no enemy.
Formerly, O King, when Maharaja Yudhisthira was performing the Rajasuya sacrifice, the great sage Narada, responding to his inquiry, recited historical facts showing how the Supreme Personality of Godhead is always impartial, even when killing demons. In this regard he gave a vivid example.