evam -- thus; sambhashitah -- spoken to; rajna -- by the King; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; bhuta -- of all creation; bhavanah -- the origin; pratyaha -- He replied; prahasan -- smiling broadly; vanya -- with words; megha -- of clouds; nada -- like the rumbling; gabhiraya -- deep.

[Sukadeva Gosvami continued:] Thus addressed by the King, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, origin of all creation, smiled and then replied to him in a voice as deep as the rumbling of clouds.