śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti - thus; vijñāpitaḥ - informed; gopaiḥ - by the cowherd boys; bhagavān - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; devakī-sutaḥ - the son of Devakī; bhaktāyāḥ - His devotees; vipra-bhāryāyāḥ - the wives of the brāhmaṇas; prasīdan - desiring to satisfy; idam - this; abravīt - He spoke.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus entreated by the cowherd boys, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the son of Devakī, replied as follows, desiring to please certain of His devotees who were brāhmaṇas’ wives.