iti -- thus; vijnata-vijnanam -- who had understood the truth; riksha -- of the bears; rajanam -- to the king; acyutah -- Lord Krishna; vyajahara -- spoke; maha-raja -- O King (Parikshit); bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; devaki-surah -- the son of Devaki; abhimrisya -- touching; aravinda-akshah -- lotus-eyed; panina -- with His hand; sam -- auspiciousness; karena -- which bestows; tam -- to him; kripaya -- with compassion; paraya -- great; bhaktam -- to His devotee; megha -- like a cloud; gambhiraya -- deep; gira -- in a voice.

[Sukadeva Gosvami continued:] O King, Lord Krishna then addressed the king of the bears, who had understood the truth. The lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead, the son of Devaki, touched Jambavan with His hand, which bestows all blessings, and spoke to His devotee with sublime compassion, His grave voice deeply resounding like a cloud.