श्रीशुक उवाच इत्युक्तस्तं प्रणम्याह मुचुकुन्दो मुदान्वित: । ज्ञात्वा नारायणं देवं गर्गवाक्यमनुस्मरन् ॥ ४४ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ity uktas taṁ praṇamyāha mucukundo mudānvitaḥ jñātvā nārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ garga-vākyam anusmaran
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- iti
- thus
- uktaḥ
- addressed
- tam
- to Him
- praṇamya
- after bowing down
- āha
- said
- mucukundaḥ
- Mucukunda
- mudā
- with joy
- anvitaḥ
- filled
- jñātvā
- knowing (Him) to be
- nārāyaṇam devam
- Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Lord
- garga-vākyam
- the words of the sage Garga
- anusmaran
- remembering
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Mucukunda bowed down to the Lord when he heard this. Remembering the words of the sage Garga, he joyfully recognized Kṛṣṇa to be the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa. The King then addressed Him as follows.