tatra — there; upaviṣṭam — sitting; ṛṣibhiḥ — by sages; kalāpa-grāma — in the village Kalāpa (nearby Badarikāśrama); vāsibhiḥ — who resided; parītam — surrounded; praṇataḥ — bowing down; apṛcchat — he asked; idam eva — this same (question); kuru-udvaha — O most eminent of the Kurus.