The short Viṣṇusmṛti of the eighteen-smṛti collections 7

7

bhīṣma uvāca
adbhutaṃ ca hitaṃ sūkṣmaṃ uktaṃ praśnaṃ tvayānagha
śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājan nāradena purā śrutam

Bhīṣma said: / A question that is wondrous, beneficial, and subtle has been spoken by you, O sinless one! / Listen attentively, O king, to what was heard by Nārada in the past.