श्रीशुक उवाच आकर्ण्येत्थं पितुर्वाक्यं भगवान् सात्वतर्षभ: । प्रत्याह प्रश्रयानम्र: प्रहसन् श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ॥ २१ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ākarṇyetthaṁ pitur vākyaṁ bhagavān sātvatarṣabhaḥ pratyāha praśrayānamraḥ prahasan ślakṣṇayā girā
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- ākarṇya
- hearing
- ittham
- in this manner
- pituḥ
- of His father
- vākyam
- the statements
- bhagavān
- the Supreme Lord
- sātvata-ṛṣabhaḥ
- best of the Yadus
- pratyāha
- replied
- praśraya
- with humility
- ānamraḥ
- bowing (His head)
- prahasan
- smiling broadly
- ślakṣṇayā
- gentle
- girā
- with a voice
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having heard His father’s words, the Supreme Lord, leader of the Sātvatas, replied in a gentle voice as He bowed His head in humility and smiled.