aśrauṣīt - he heard; ṛṣibhiḥ - the great saintly persons; sākam - with; ātma-tattvam - the science of self-realization; asamśayam - without any doubt (because it was spoken by the Supreme Lord); nāvi āsīnaḥ - sitting in the boat; bhagavatā - by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; proktam - explained; brahma - all transcendental literatures; sanātanam - eternally existing.

While sitting in the boat, King Satyavrata, accompanied by the great saintly persons, listened to the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in regard to self-realization. These instructions were all from the eternal Vedic literature [brahma]. Thus the King and sages had no doubt about the Absolute Truth.