ittham dvija yadavadeva-dattah
srutva sva-ratus caritam vicitram
papraccha bhuyo 'pi tad eva punyam
vaiyasakim yan nigrhita-cetah
sri-sutah uvaca-Sri Suta Gosvami spoke to the assembled saints at Naimisaranya; ittham-in this way; dvijah-O learned brahmanas; yadava-deva-dattah-Maharaja Pariksit (or Maharaja Yudhisthira), who was protected by Yadavadeva, Krsna; srutva-hearing; sva-ratuh-of Krsna, who was his savior within the womb of his mother, Uttara; caritam-the activities; vicitram-all wonderful; papraccha-inquired; bhuyah api-even again; tat eva-such activities; punyam-which are always full of pious activities (srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah punya-sravana-kirtanah: to hear about Krsna is always pious); vaiyasakim-unto Sukadeva Gosvami; yat-because; nigrhita-cetah-Pariksit Maharaja had already become steady in hearing about Krsna.