Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 28
Sanskrit:
श्रीराजोवाचकथमेवं गुणो देश: केन वा भगवन् कृत: ।प्रश्नमेनं समाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि न: ॥ २८ ॥
ITRANS:
śrī-rājovācakatham evaṁ guṇo deśaḥkena vā bhagavan kṛtaḥpraśnam enaṁ samācakṣvaparaṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ
Translation:
Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: O most powerful brāhmaṇa, why was this place so empowered, and who made it so powerful? Kindly answer this question, for I am very eager to hear about this.