sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; ittham -- thus; sva-bhritya-mukhyena -- by the best of His devotees; prishtah -- questioned; sah -- He; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; harih -- Sri Krishna; pritah -- being pleased; kshemaya -- for the highest welfare; martyanam -- of all conditioned souls; dharman -- religious principles; aha -- spoke; sanatanan -- eternal.

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: Sri Uddhava, the best of devotees, thus inquired from the Lord. Hearing his question, the Personality of Godhead, sri Krishna, was pleased and for the welfare of all conditioned souls spoke those religious principles that are eternal.