śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam - in this fashion; priya-tama - given by their beloved (Kṛṣṇa); ādiṣṭam - the instructions; ākarṇya - hearing; vraja-yoṣitaḥ - the women of Vraja; tāḥ - they; ūcuḥ - said; uddhavam - to Uddhava; prītaḥ - pleased; tat - by that; sandeśa - message; āgata - having returned; smṛtīḥ - their memories.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The women of Vraja were pleased to hear this message from their dearmost Kṛṣṇa. His words having revived their memory, they addressed Uddhava as follows.