śrī-śuka uvāca
evaḿ bhagavatā rājan
vasudeva udāhṛtaḥ
śrutvā vinaṣṭa-nānā-dhīs
tūṣṇīḿ prīta-manā abhūt
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam -- thus; bhagavata -- by the Supreme Lord; rajan -- O King (Parikshit); vasudevah -- Vasudeva; udahritah -- spoken to; srutva -- hearing; vinashta -- destroyed; nana -- dualistic; dhih -- his mentality; tushnim -- silent; prita -- satisfied; manah -- in his heart; abhut -- he was.