अथ गार्ग्यो ह वै बालाकिरनूचानः संस्पृष्ट आस सोऽयमुशिनरेषु संवसन्मत्स्येषु कुरुपञ्चालेषु काशीविदेहेष्विति सहाजातशत्रुं काश्यमेत्योवाच ।ब्रह्म ते ब्रवाणीति तं होवाच अजातशत्रुः ।सहस्रं दद्मस्त इत्येतस्यां वाचि जनको जनक इति वा उ जना धावन्तीति ॥ १ ॥
In plain words
Now Gārgya Bālāki was learned and renowned. He had dwelt among the Uśīnaras, the Matsyas, the Kuru-Pañcālas, the Kāśis and the Videhas. He came to Ajātaśatru of Kāśi and said, "Let me tell thee of Brahman." Ajātaśatru said to him, "We give thee a thousand cows for that saying" — for at those words people run together crying, "Janaka! Janaka!"