ādhi-mlānam abhāṣata

sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam-thus; asvasitah-being enlightened or given hope; raja-the King; citraketuh-Citraketu; dvija-uktibhih-by the instructions of the great brahmanas (Narada and Aṅgira Rsi); vimrjya-wiping off; panina-by the hand; vaktram-his face; adhi-mlanam-shriveled due to lamentation; abhasata-spoke intelligently.