chukaḥ 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.