śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; saṁstūyamāṇaḥ - being nicely praised; bhagavān - the Supreme Lord; rājabhiḥ - by the kings; mukta - freed; bandhanaiḥ - from their bondage; tān - to them; āha - He spoke; karuṇaḥ - merciful; tāta - my dear (King Parīkṣit); śaraṇyaḥ - the giver of shelter; ślakṣṇayā - with gentle; girā - words.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus the kings, now freed from bondage, glorified the Supreme Lord. Then, my dear Parīkṣit, that merciful bestower of shelter spoke to them in a gentle voice.