sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti -- thus; uktva -- speaking; yajniye -- appropriate for the sacrifice; kale -- at the time; vavre -- chose; yuktan -- suitable; sah -- he; ritvijah -- sacrificial priests; krishna -- by Lord Krishna; anumoditah -- sanctioned; parthah -- the son of Pritha (Yudhishthira); brahmanan -- brahmanas; brahma -- of the Vedas; vadinah -- expert authorities.

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Having said this, King Yudhishthira waited until the proper time for the sacrifice was at hand. Then with Lord Krishna's permission he selected suitable priests, all expert authorities on the Vedas, to execute the sacrifice.