śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti - thus; ādiśya - ordering; nṛpān - the kings; kṛṣṇaḥ - Kṛṣṇa; bhagavān - the Supreme Lord; bhuvana - of all the worlds; īśvaraḥ - the master; teṣām - of them; nyayuṅkta - engaged; puruṣān - menservants; striyaḥ - and women; majjana - of cleansing; karmaṇi - in the work.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having thus instructed the kings, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the supreme master of all the worlds, engaged male and female servants in bathing and grooming them.