ittham -- in this manner; bhagavatah -- of the Personality of Godhead; citraih -- wonderful; vacobhih -- by the words; sah -- he (Vrika); su -- very; pesalaih -- clever; bhinna -- bewildered; dhih -- his mind; vismritah -- forgetting; sirshni -- on his head; sva -- his own; hastam -- hand; ku-matih -- foolish; nyadhat -- placed.

[Sukadeva Gosvami continued:] Thus bewildered by the Personality of Godhead's enchanting, artful words, foolish Vrika, without realizing what he was doing, placed his hand on his head.