श्री शुक उवाच
इति भागवतः पृष्टः क्षत्त्रा वार्तां प्रियाश्रयाम् ।
प्रतिवक्तुं न चोत्सेह औत्कण्ठ्यात्स्मारितेश्वरः ॥ १ ॥
ksattra vartam priyasrayam
autkanthyat smaritesvarah
sri sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva said; iti-thus; bhagavatah-the great devotee; prstah-being asked; ksattra-by Vidura; vartam-message; priya-asrayam-regarding the dearest; prativaktum-to reply; na-not; ca-also; utsehe-became eager; autkanthyat-by excessive anxiety; smarita-remembrance; isvarah-the Lord.
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: When the great devotee
Uddhava was asked by
Vidura to speak on the messages of the dearest
[Lord Krsna], Uddhava was unable to answer immediately due to excessive anxiety at the remembrance of the Lord.