śrī-bhagavān uvāca
yadunaivaṁ mahā-bhāgo
brahmaṇyena su-medhasā
pṛṣṭaḥ sabhājitaḥ prāha
praśrayāvanataṁ dvijaḥ
śrī-bhagavān uvāca - the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; yadunā - by King Yadu; evam - in this way; mahā-bhāgaḥ - greatly fortunate; brahmaṇyena - who was very respectful to brāhmaṇas; su-medhasā - and intelligent; pṛṣṭaḥ - asked; sabhājitaḥ - honored; prāha - he spoke; praśraya - out of humility; avanatam - bowing his head; dvijaḥ - the brāhmaṇa.