śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ekadā - once; tu - and; sabhā - of the royal assembly; madhye - in the midst; āsthitaḥ - seated; munibhiḥ - by sages; vṛtaḥ - surrounded; brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ vaiśyaiḥ - by brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas; bhrātṛbhiḥ - by his brothers; ca - and; yudhiṣṭhiraḥ - King Yudhiṣṭhira; ācāryaiḥ - by his spiritual masters; kula - of the family; vṛddhaiḥ - by the elders; ca - also; jñāti - by blood relatives; sambandhi - in-laws; bāndhavaiḥ - and friends; śṛṇvatām - as they listened; eva - indeed; ca - and; eteṣām - all of them; ābhāṣya - addressing (Lord Kṛṣṇa); idam - this; uvāca ha - he said.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: One day, as King Yudhiṣṭhira sat in the royal assembly surrounded by eminent sages, brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas, and also by his brothers, spiritual masters, family elders, blood relations, in-laws and friends, he addressed Lord Kṛṣṇa as everyone listened.