śrī-śuka uvāca
evaḿ yudhiṣṭhiro rājā
jarāsandha-vadhaḿ vibhoḥ
kṛṣṇasya cānubhāvaḿ taḿ
śrutvā prītas tam abravīt
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam — thus; yudhiṣṭhiraḥ — Yudhiṣṭhira; rājā — the King; jarāsandha-vadham — the killing of Jarāsandha; vibhoḥ — of the almighty; kṛṣṇasya — Lord Kṛṣṇa; ca — and; anubhāvam — the (display of) power; tam — that; śrutvā — hearing of; prītaḥ — pleased; tam — Him; abravīt — he addressed.