Bhagavatapurana 1.4.28

1.4.28

dhṛtavratena hi mayā chandāṃsi guravo 'gnayaḥ /
mānitā nirvyalīkena gṛhītaṃ cānuśāsanam //

27-29. And in solitude, he, the knower of Dharma, deeply considered and said to himself as follows:—"I have, in strict observance of Brahmacharya, paid due regard to the study of the Vedas, to the worship of preceptors and sacred fires; and with a sincere heart I have borne the commands of my preceptors; without any hope or fear I have expounded the meaning of the Vedas in the form of the Bharata, wherein Dharmas and other things are clearly seen (grasped) by women, sudras, and others.