śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti - thus; udīritam - that which was stated; ākarṇya - hearing; deva-ṛṣeḥ - by Nārada, the sage of the demigods; uddhavaḥ - Uddhava; abravīt - spoke; sabhyānām - of the members of the royal assembly; matam - the opinion; ājñāya - understanding; kṛṣṇasya - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; ca - and; mahā-matiḥ - great-minded.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having thus heard the statements of Devarṣi Nārada, and understanding the opinions of both the assembly and Lord Kṛṣṇa, the great-minded Uddhava began to speak.