athovāca hṛṣīkeśaḿ
nāradaḥ prahasann iva
yoga-māyodayaḿ vīkṣya
mānuṣīm īyuṣo gatim
atha -- thereupon; uvaca -- said; hrishikesam -- to Lord Krishna; naradah -- Narada; prahasan -- laughing; iva -- mildly; yoga-maya -- of His spiritual bewildering potencies; udayam -- the unfolding; vikshya -- having seen; manushim -- human; iyushah -- who was assuming; gatim -- ways.
According to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, Narada fully understood the Lord's omniscience, and thus when he saw the Lord trying to find out the mood of His ministers, moving about in disguise, Narada could not help laughing. But remembering the Lord's supreme position, he somewhat constrained his laughter.