prāptam - arrived; vīkṣya - seeing; hṛṣīkeśam - Lord Kṛṣṇa, the controller of the senses; loka - of that planet (the watery regions); pālaḥ - the presiding deity (Varuṇa); saparyayā - with respectful offerings; mahatyā - elaborate; pūjayitvā - worshiping; āha - spoke; tat - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; darśana - from the sight; mahā - great; utsavaḥ - jubilant pleasure.

Seeing that the Lord, Hṛṣīkeśa, had arrived, the demigod Varuṇa worshiped Him with elaborate offerings. Varuṇa was in a state of great jubilation upon seeing the Lord, and he spoke as follows.