śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; gargaḥ - Gargamuni; purohitaḥ - the priest; rājan - O King Parīkṣit; yadūnām - of the Yadu dynasty; su-mahā-tapāḥ - highly elevated in austerity and penance; vrajam - to the village known as Vrajabhūmi; jagāma - went; nandasya - of Mahārāja Nanda; vasudeva-pracoditaḥ - being inspired by Vasudeva.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the priest of the Yadu dynasty, namely Garga Muni, who was highly elevated in austerity and penance, was then inspired by Vasudeva to go see Nanda Mahārāja at his home.