maitreyah uvaca-Maitreya said; iti-thus; pracetasam-by the Pracetas; prstah-being asked; bhagavan-the great devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; naradah-Narada; munih-very thoughtful; bhagavati-in the Supreme Personality of Godhead; uttama-sloke-possessing excellent renown; avista-absorbed; atma-whose mind; abravit-replied; nrpan-to the Kings.