śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; saṁstutaḥ - being worshiped; bhagavān - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; evam - in this way; anantaḥ - Lord Ananta; tam - unto him; abhāṣata - replied; vidyādhara-patim - the King of the Vidyādharas; prītaḥ - being very pleased; citraketum - King Citraketu; kuru-udvaha - O best of the Kuru dynasty, Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: The Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Anantadeva, being very much pleased with the prayers offered by Citraketu, the King of the Vidyādharas, replied to him as follows, O best of the Kuru dynasty, Mahārāja Parīkṣit.