śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti - thus; sma - indeed; rājā - the King; sampṛṣṭaḥ - questioned; kṛṣṇena - by Lord Kṛṣṇa; ananta - unlimited; mūrtinā - whose forms; mādhavam - to Him, Lord Mādhava; praṇipatya - bowing down; āha - he spoke; kirīṭena - with his helmet; arka - like the sun; varcasa - whose brilliance.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus questioned by Kṛṣṇa, whose forms are unlimited, the King, his helmet as dazzling as the sun, bowed down to Lord Mādhava and replied as follows.