uvaca -- said; sukham -- comfortably; asinan -- to them who were seated; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; dharma -- of religion; gup -- the means of protection; tanuh -- whose body; sadasah -- in the assembly; tasya -- that; mahatah -- to the great souls; yata -- subdued; vacah -- whose speech; anusrinvatah -- as they listened carefully.

After the sages were comfortably seated, the Supreme Lord Krishna, whose transcendental body protects religious principles, addressed them in the midst of that great assembly. Everyone listened silently with rapt attention.