श्रीसूत उवाच एवं परीक्षिता राज्ञा सदसि ब्रह्मवादिनाम् । पृष्टः प्रोवाच भगवाञ् छुकः परमधर्मवित् ॥ ६ ॥
sri-suta uvaca
evam pariksita rajna
sadasi brahma-vadinam
prstah provaca bhagavan
chukah parama-dharma-vit
sri-sutah uvaca-Sri Suta Gosvami said; evam-in this way; pariksita-by Maharaja Pariksit; rajna-by the King; sadasi-in the assembly; brahma-vadinam-of all the great saintly experts in Vedic knowledge; prstah-having been asked; provaca-answered; bhagavan-the most powerful; sukah-Suka Gosvami; parama-dharma-vit-the most learned scholar in religious principles.