śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti - thus; uddhavena - by Uddhava; ati-anurakta - extremely attached; cetasā - whose heart; pṛṣṭaḥ - asked; jagat - the universe; krīḍanakaḥ - whose plaything; sva-śaktibhiḥ - by His own energies; gṛhīta - who has assumed; mūrti - personal forms; trayaḥ - three; īśvara - of all controllers; īśvaraḥ - the supreme controller; jagāda - He spoke; sa-prema - loving; manaḥ-hara - attractive; smitaḥ - whose smile.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus questioned by the most affectionate Uddhava, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the supreme controller of all controllers, who takes the entire universe as His plaything and assumes the three forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva, began to reply, lovingly displaying His all-attractive smile.