श्री शुक उवाच स इत्थं चोदितः क्षत्त्रा तत्त्वजिज्ञासुना मुनिः । प्रत्याह भगवच्चित्तः स्मयन्निव गतस्मयः ॥ ८ ॥
sri suka uvaca
sa ittham coditah ksattra
tattva-jijnasuna munih
pratyaha bhagavac-cittah
smayann iva gata-smayah
sri sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; sah-he (Maitreya Muni); ittham-in this way; coditah-being agitated; ksattra-by Vidura; tattva-jijnasuna-by one who was anxious to inquire to know the truth; munih-the great sage; pratyaha-replied; bhagavat-cittah-God conscious; smayan-wonder; iva-since; gata-smayah-without hesitation.