tatra -- there; upavishtam -- sitting; rishibhih -- by sages; kalapa-grama -- in the village Kalapa (nearby Badarikasrama); vasibhih -- who resided; paritam -- surrounded; pranatah -- bowing down; apricchat -- he asked; idam eva -- this same (question); kuru-udvaha -- O most eminent of the Kurus.

There Narada approached Lord Narayana Rishi, who was sitting amidst sages of the village of Kalapa. After bowing down to the Lord, O hero of the Kurus, Narada asked Him the very same question you have asked me.