śrī-sūta uvāca
iti sampraśnam ākarṇya
rājarṣer bādarāyaṇiḥ
pratinandya mahā-yogī
jagāda muni-sattamāḥ
śrī-sūtaḥ uvāca - Sūta Gosvāmī said; iti - thus; sampraśnam - the inquiry; ākarṇya - hearing; rājarṣeḥ - of King Parīkṣit; bādarāyaṇiḥ - Śukadeva Gosvāmī; pratinandya - praising; mahā-yogī - the great yogī; jagāda - replied; muni-sattamāḥ - O best of the sages.