iti -- thus; aham -- I; munibhih -- by the sages; prishtah -- questioned; tattva -- the truth about the goal of yoga; jijnasubhih -- by those desiring to know; tada -- at that time; yat -- that which; avocam -- spoke; aham -- I; tebhyah -- unto them; tat -- that; uddhava -- My dear Uddhava; nibodha -- please learn; me -- from Me.

My dear Uddhava, the sages, being eager to understand the ultimate truth of the yoga system, thus inquired from Me. Now please hear as I explain that which I spoke unto the sages.