iti -- thus; upamantritah -- invited; rajna -- by the King; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; loka -- of the entire world; bhavanah -- the maintainer; uvasa -- resided; kurvan -- creating; kalyanam -- good fortune; mithila -- of the city of Mithila; nara -- for the men; yoshitam -- and women.

[Sukadeva Gosvami continued:] Thus invited by the King, the Supreme Lord, sustainer of the world, consented to stay for some time to bestow good fortune on the men and women of Mithila.