Å›rÄ«-sÅ«ta uvÄca
evaá¹ parÄ«ká¹£itÄ rÄjñÄ
sadasi brahma-vÄdinÄm
pṛṣá¹aḥ provÄca bhagavÄñ
chukaḥ parama-dharma-vit
Å›rÄ«-sÅ«taḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« SÅ«ta GosvÄmÄ« said; evam - in this way; parÄ«ká¹£itÄ - by MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it; rÄjÃ±Ä - by the King; sadasi - in the assembly; brahma-vÄdinÄm - of all the great saintly experts in Vedic knowledge; pṛṣá¹aḥ - having been asked; provÄca - answered; bhagavÄn - the most powerful; Å›ukaḥ - Åšuka GosvÄmÄ«; parama-dharma-vit - the most learned scholar in religious principles.