ṛṣir uvāca
evaḿ sañcoditau mātrā
rāmaḥ kṛṣṇaś ca bhārata
sutalaḿ saḿviviśatur
yoga-māyām upāśritau
ṛṣiḥ uvāca — the sage (Śrī Śukadeva) said; evam — thus; sañcoditau — urged; mātrā — by Their mother; rāmaḥ — Balarāma; kṛṣṇaḥ — Kṛṣṇa; ca — and; bhārata — O descendant of Bhārata (Parīkṣit); sutalam — the subterranean planet of Sutala, ruled by Bali Mahārāja; saḿviviśatuḥ — They entered; yoga-māyāyam — Their mystic pastime potency; upāśritau — utilizing.