sri-uddhavah uvaca -- Sri Uddhava said; yamah -- disciplinary regulations; kati-vidhah -- how many different types; proktah -- are declared to exist; niyamah -- regular daily duties; va -- or; ari-karshana -- O Krishna, subduer of the enemy; kah -- what is; samah -- mental equilibrium; kah -- what is; damah -- self-control; krishna -- my dear Krishna; ka -- what is; titiksha -- tolerance; dhritih -- steadfastness; prabho -- my Lord; kim -- what is; danam -- charity; kim -- what is; tapah -- austerity; sauryam -- heroism; kim -- what is; satyam -- reality; ritam -- truth; ucyate -- is said; kah -- what is; tyagah -- renunciation; kim -- what is; dhanam -- wealth; ca -- also; ishtam -- desirable; kah -- what is; yajnah -- sacrifice; ka -- what is; ca -- also; dakshina -- religious remuneration; pumsah -- of a person; kim -- what is; svit -- indeed; balam -- strength; sri-man -- O most fortunate Krishna; bhagah -- opulence; labhah -- profit; ca -- also; kesava -- my dear Kesava; ka -- what is; vidya -- education; hrih -- humility; para -- supreme; ka -- what is; srih -- beauty; kim -- what is; sukham -- happiness; duhkham -- unhappiness; eva -- indeed; ca -- also; kah -- who is; panditah -- learned; kah -- who is; ca -- also; murkhah -- a fool; kah -- what is; panthah -- the real path; utpathah -- the false path; ca -- also; kah -- what is; kah -- what is; svargah -- heaven; narakah -- hell; kah -- what is; svit -- indeed; kah -- who is; bandhuh -- a friend; uta -- and; kim -- what is; griham -- home; kah -- who is; adhyah -- wealthy; kah -- who is; daridrah -- poor; va -- or; kripanah -- a miser; kah -- who is; kah -- who is; isvarah -- a controller; etan -- these; prasnan -- subject matters of inquiry; mama -- to me; bruhi -- please speak; viparitan -- the opposite qualities; ca -- also; sat-pate -- O Lord of the devotees.

Sri Uddhava said: My dear Lord Krishna, O chastiser of the enemies, please tell me how many types of disciplinary regulations and regular daily duties there are. Also, my Lord, tell me what is mental equilibrium, what is self-control, and what is the actual meaning of tolerance and steadfastness. What are charity, austerity and heroism, and how are reality and truth to he described? What is renunciation, and what is wealth? What is desirable, what is sacrifice, and what is religious remuneration? My dear Kesava, O most fortunate one, how am I to understand the strength, opulence and profit of a particular person? What is the best education, what is actual humility, and what is real beauty? What are happiness and unhappiness? Who is learned, and who is a fool? What are the true and the false paths in life, and what are heaven and hell? Who is indeed a true friend, and what is one's real home? Who is a rich man, and who is a poor man? Who is wretched, and who is an actual controller? O Lord of the devotees, kindly explain these matters to me, along with their opposites.