śrī-bhagavān uvāca - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; putrāḥ - the sons; hiraṇya-garbhasya - of Lord Brahmā; mānasāḥ - born of the mind; sanaka-ādayaḥ - headed by Sanaka Ṛṣi; papracchuḥ - inquired; pitaram - from their father (Brahmā); sūkṣmām - subtle and therefore difficult to understand; yogasya - of the science of yoga; ekāntikīm - the supreme; gatim - destination.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Once, the mental sons of Lord Brahmā, namely, the sages headed by Sanaka, inquired from their father about the difficult subject matter of the supreme goal of yoga.