evam - thus; sambhāṣitaḥ - spoken to; rājñā - by the King; bhagavān - the Supreme Lord; bhūta - of all creation; bhāvanaḥ - the origin; pratyāha - He replied; prahasan - smiling broadly; vāṇyā - with words; megha - of clouds; nāda - like the rumbling; gabhīrayā - deep.

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] Thus addressed by the King, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, origin of all creation, smiled and then replied to him in a voice as deep as the rumbling of clouds.