The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.54.20

1.54.20

pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ daivenāviṣṭacetasām |
kārtsnyenaitatsamācakṣva bhagavankuśalo hyasi || 20 ||

'O Brahmana, thou hast seen with thy own eyes the acts of the Kurus and the Pandavas. I am desirous of hearing thee recite their history. What was the cause of the disunion amongst them that was fruitful of such extraordinary deeds? Why also did that great battle, which caused the death of countless creatures occur between all my grandfathers--their clear sense over-clouded by fate? O excellent Brahmana, tell me all this in full as everything had happened.'