श्रीशुक उवाच इत्युदीरितमाकर्ण्य देवर्षेरुद्धवोऽब्रवीत् । सभ्यानां मतमाज्ञाय कृष्णस्य च महामति: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ity udīritam ākarṇya devaṛṣer uddhavo ’bravīt sabhyānāṁ matam ājñāya kṛṣṇasya ca mahā-matiḥ
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- iti
- thus
- udīritam
- that which was stated
- ākarṇya
- hearing
- deva-ṛṣeḥ
- by Nārada, the sage of the demigods
- uddhavaḥ
- Uddhava
- abravīt
- spoke
- sabhyānām
- of the members of the royal assembly
- matam
- the opinion
- ājñāya
- understanding
- kṛṣṇasya
- of Lord Kṛṣṇa
- ca
- and
- mahā-matiḥ
- great-minded
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having thus heard the statements of Devarṣi Nārada, and understanding the opinions of both the assembly and Lord Kṛṣṇa, the great-minded Uddhava began to speak.