śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; vaidarbhyāḥ - of the princess of Vidarbha; saḥ - He; tu - and; sandeśam - the confidential message; niśamya - hearing; yadu-nandanaḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa, the descendant of Yadu; pragṛhya - taking; pāṇinā - by His hand; pāṇim - the hand (of the brāhmaṇa messenger); prahasan - smiling; idam - this; abravīt - said.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus hearing the confidential message of Princess Vaidarbhī, Lord Yadunandana took the brāhmaṇa’s hand and, smiling, spoke to him as follows.