श्रीनारद उवाच एवं ते निमिना पृष्टा वसुदेव महत्तमा: । प्रतिपूज्याब्रुवन् प्रीत्या ससदस्यर्त्विजं नृपम् ॥ ३२ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca evaṁ te niminā pṛṣṭā vasudeva mahattamāḥ pratipūjyābruvan prītyā sa-sadasyartvijaṁ nṛpam
- śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Nārada said
- evam
- thus
- te
- they
- niminā
- by King Nimi
- pṛṣṭāḥ
- questioned
- vasudeva
- O Vasudeva
- mahat-tamāḥ
- those best of saints
- pratipūjya
- offering him words of respect in return
- abruvan
- they spoke
- prītyā
- affectionately
- sa-sadasya
- who was accompanied by the members of the sacrificial assembly
- ṛtvijam
- and by the priests
- nṛpam
- to the King
Śrī Nārada said: O Vasudeva, when Mahārāja Nimi had thus inquired from the nine Yogendras about devotional service to the Lord, those best of saintly persons sincerely thanked the King for his questions and spoke to him with affection in the presence of the members of the sacrificial assembly and the brāhmaṇa priests.