śrī-śuka uvāca
niśamyetthaḿ bhagavataḥ
kṛṣṇasyākuṇtha-medhasaḥ
vaco duranvayaḿ viprās
tūṣṇīm āsan bhramad-dhiyaḥ
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; nisamya -- hearing; ittham -- such; bhagavatah -- of the Supreme Lord; krishnasya -- Krishna; akuntha -- unrestricted; medhasah -- whose wisdom; vacah -- the words; duranvayam -- difficult to comprehend; viprah -- the learned brahmanas; tushnim -- silent; asan -- were; bhramat -- unsteady; dhiyah -- their minds.