इति देवर्षिणा प्रोक्तं निशम्य भरतर्षभः ।
पूजयामास सुप्रीतः कृष्णं च प्रेमविह्वलः ॥७८॥
Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
iti devará¹£iá¹‡Ä proktaá¹
niśamya bharatarṣabhaḥ
pÅ«jayÄm Äsa suprÄ«taḥ
kṛṣṇaṠca prema-vihvalaḥ
Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; iti - thus; deva-ṛṣiá¹‡Ä - by the great saint (NÄrada Muni); proktam - described; niÅ›amya - hearing; bharata-ṛṣabhaḥ - the best of the descendants in BhÄrata MahÄrÄja's dynasty, namely MahÄrÄja Yudhiá¹£á¹hira; pÅ«jayÄm Äsa - worshiped; su-prÄ«taḥ - being extremely pleased; kṛṣṇam - unto Lord Kṛṣṇa; ca - also; prema-vihvalaḥ - in the ecstasy of love of Kṛṣṇa.
ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: MahÄrÄja Yudhiá¹£á¹hira, the best member of the Bharata dynasty, thus learned everything from the descriptions of NÄrada Muni. After hearing these instructions, he felt great pleasure from within his heart, and in great ecstasy, love and affection, he worshiped Lord Kṛṣṇa.
It is natural that when someone belonging to one’s family circle is understood to be very great, one becomes ecstatic in love, thinking, “Oh, such a great personality is our relative!†When ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa, who was already known to the PÄṇá¸avas, was further described by NÄrada Muni to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead, naturally the PÄṇá¸avas were amazed, thinking, “The Supreme Personality of Godhead is with us as our cousin!†Certainly their ecstasy was extraordinary.
