sri-uddhavah uvaca -- Sri Uddhava said; yada -- when; tvam -- You; sanaka-adibhyah -- to Sanaka, etc.; yena -- by which; rupena -- form; kesava -- my dear Kesava; yogam -- the process of fixing the mind in the Absolute Truth; adishtavan -- You have instructed; etat -- that; rupam -- form; icchami -- I desire; veditum -- to know.

Sri Uddhava said: My dear Kesava, at what time and in what form did You instruct the science of yoga to Sanaka and his brothers? I now desire to know about these things.