Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 83
वाचको भरतमश्रेष्ठ व्यक्ताक्षरपदस्वर: | भविष्यं श्रावयेद् विद्वान् भारतं भरतर्षभ
vācako bharataśreṣṭha vyaktākṣarapadasvaraḥ | bhaviṣyaṃ śrāvayed vidvān bhārataṃ bharatarṣabha ||
毗舍摩波耶那说：“噢，婆罗多族中最卓越者，诵者当为博学之士，字字分明，音节、词句与声调皆清晰无误。如此，噢婆罗多族之雄牛，当使《婆罗多》为人所闻，并亦当诵读《未来》（Bhaviṣya）之篇（依《哈利梵沙》之传承）。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharma of recitation: sacred narrative should be transmitted by a learned narrator with precise pronunciation—clear syllables, words, and accents—so that meaning and tradition are preserved without distortion.
Vaiśampāyana lays down a guideline about how the Bhārata should be publicly recited: the storyteller must be competent and articulate, and should recite the epic (and related ‘Bhaviṣya’ material) in a clear, disciplined manner.