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Appearance of Śrī Nārada
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dhṛta-vratena hi mayā 
    chandāṁsi guravo gnayaḥ 
    mānitā nirvyalīkena 
    gṛhītaṁ cānuśāsanam 
    bhārata-vyapadeśena 
    hy āmnāyārthaś ca pradarśitaḥ 
    dṛśyate yatra dharmādi 
    strī-śūdrādibhir apy uta
dhṛta-vratena—under a strict disciplinary vow;  hi —certainly;  mayā —by me;  chandāṁsi —the Vedic hymns;  guravaḥ —the spiritual masters;  agnayaḥ —the sacrificial fire;  mānitāḥ —properly worshiped;  nirvyalīkena —without pretense;  gṛhītaṁ ca —also accepted;  anuśāsanam —traditional discipline;  bhārata —the  Mahābhārata ;  vyapadeśena —by compilation of;  hi —certainly;  āmnāya-arthaḥ —import of disciplic succession;  ca —and;  pradarśitaḥ —properly explained;  dṛśyate —by what is necessary;  yatra —where;  dharma-ādiḥ —the path of religion;  strī-śūdra-ādibhiḥ api —even by women,  śūdras , etc.;  uta —spoken.
TRANSLATION
I have, under strict disciplinary vows, unpretentiously worshiped the  Vedas , the spiritual master and the altar of sacrifice. I have also abided by the rulings and have shown the import of disciplic succession through the explanation of the  Mahābhārata  by which even women,  śūdras  and others [friends of the twice-born] can see the path of religion.
PURPORT
No one can understand the import of the  Vedas  without having undergone a strict disciplinary vow and disciplic succession. The  Vedas , spiritual masters and sacrificial fire must be worshiped by the desiring candidate. All these intricacies of Vedic knowledge are systematically presented in the  Mahābhārata  for the understanding of the women class, laborer class and the unqualified members of  brāhmaṇa ,  kṣatriya  or  vaiśya  families. In this age, the  Mahābhārata  is more essential than the original  Vedas .
TEXT 30
तथापि वत मे दैह्यो ह्यात्मा चैवात्मना विभुः ।
असम्पन्न इवाभाति ब्रह्मवर्चस्यसत्तमः ॥३०॥