Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
iti tad-vacanaá¹ Å›rutvÄ
vasudevo mahÄ-manÄḥ
tÄn ṛṣīn á¹›tvijo vavre
mÅ«rdhnÄnamya prasÄdya ca
Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; iti - thus spoken; tat - their; vacanam - words; Å›rutvÄ - having heard; vasudevaḥ - Vasudeva; mahÄ-manÄḥ - generous; tÄn - them; ṛṣīn - the sages; á¹›tvijaḥ - as priests; vavre - chose; mÅ«rdhnÄ - with his head; Änamya - bowing down; prasÄdya - gratifying them; ca - also.