śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva said; iti - thus; bhāgavataḥ - the great devotee; pṛṣṭaḥ - being asked; kṣattrā - by Vidura; vārtām - message; priya-āśrayām - regarding the dearest; prativaktum - to reply; na - not; ca - also; utsehe - became eager; autkaṇṭhyāt - by excessive anxiety; smārita - remembrance; īśvaraḥ - the Lord.

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the great devotee Uddhava was asked by Vidura to speak on the messages of the dearest [Lord Kṛṣṇa], Uddhava was unable to answer immediately due to excessive anxiety at the remembrance of the Lord.