śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti - thus; saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya - intensely and repeatedly remembering; nandaḥ - Nanda Mahārāja; kṛṣṇa - to Kṛṣṇa; anurakta - completely attracted; dhīḥ - whose mind; ati - extremely; utkaṇṭhaḥ - anxious; abhavat - he became; tūṣṇīm - silent; prema - of his pure love; prasara - by the force; vihvalaḥ - overcome.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus intensely remembering Kṛṣṇa again and again, Nanda Mahārāja, his mind completely attached to the Lord, felt extreme anxiety and fell silent, overcome by the strength of his love.