etat - this; mahā-rāja - O King Parīkṣit; tava - unto you; īritaḥ - described; mayā - by me; kṛṣṇa-anubhāvaḥ - the unlimited potency of Lord Kṛṣṇa (by which He can deliver a devotee); gaja-rāja-mokṣaṇam - delivering the King of the elephants; svargyam - giving elevation to higher planetary systems; yaśasyam - increasing one's reputation as a devotee; kali-kalmaṣa-apaham - diminishing the contamination of the Kali-yuga; duḥsvapna-nāśam - counteracting the causes of bad dreams; kuru-varya - O best among the Kurus; śṛṇvatām - of persons who hear this narration.

My dear King Parīkṣit, I have now described the wonderful power of Kṛṣṇa, as displayed when the Lord delivered the King of the elephants. O best of the Kuru dynasty, those who hear this narration become fit to be promoted to the higher planetary systems. Simply because of hearing this narration, they gain a reputation as devotees, they are unaffected by the contamination of Kali-yuga, and they never see bad dreams.