śrī-ṛṣir uvāca
ity uttamaḥ-śloka-śikhā-maṇiḿ janeṣv
abhiṣṭuvatsv andhaka-kaurava-striyaḥ
sametya govinda-kathā mitho 'gṛnaḿs
tri-loka-gītāḥ śṛṇu varṇayāmi te
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca — the great sage, Śukadeva, said; iti — thus; uttamaḥ-śloka — of great personalities who are glorified in choice poetry; śikhā-maṇim — the crest jewel (Lord Kṛṣṇa); janeṣu — His devotees; abhiṣṭuvatsu — while they were glorifying; andhaka-kaurava — of the Andhaka and Kaurava clans; striyaḥ — the women; sametya — meeting; govinda-kathāḥ — topics of Lord Govinda; mithaḥ — among one another; agṛṇan — spoke; tri — three; loka — in the worlds; gītāḥ — sung; śṛṇu — please hear; varṇayāmi — I will describe; te — to you (Parīkṣit Mahārāja).