śrī-śuka uvāca
tad-uktam ity upākarṇya
bhagavān praṇatārti-hā
gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiḿ
prahasaḿs tam uvāca ha
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; tat -- by him (Srutadeva); uktam -- what was spoken; iti -- thus; upakarnya -- hearing; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; pranata -- of the surrendered; arti -- of distress; ha -- the destroyer; grihitva -- taking; panina -- with His hand; panim -- his hand; prahasan -- smiling broadly; tam -- to him; uvaca ha -- said.
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: After hearing Srutadeva speak these words, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who relieves His surrendered devotees' distress, took Srutadeva's hand in His own and, smiling, spoke to him as follows.
Acarya Visvanatha comments that Lord Krishna took Srutadeva's hand and smiled as a gesture of friendship, to tell Him, "Yes, you know the truth about Me, and I also know all about you. So now I will tell you something special."
