sri-sutah uvaca-Sri Suta Gosvami said; pariksitah-of Maharaja Pariksit; atha-thus; samprasnam-the perfect question; bhagavan-the most powerful; badarayanih-Sukadeva Gosvami, the son of Vyasadeva; nisamya-hearing; sraddadhanasya-of his disciple, who was so faithful in understanding the truth; pratinandya-congratulating; vacah-words; abravit-spoke.