श्रीशुक उवाच
इति निगदेनाभिष्टूयमानो भगवाननिमिषर्षभो वर्षधराभिवादिताभिवन्दितचरणः सदयमिदमाह. ॥ १६ ॥
iti nigadenabhistuyamano bhagavan animisarsabho varsa-
dharabhivaditabhivandita-caranah sadayam idam aha.
sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti-thus; nigadena-by prayers in prose; abhistuyamanah-being worshiped; bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; animisa-rsabhah-the chief of all the demigods; varsa-dhara-by King Nabhi, the Emperor of Bharata-varsa; abhivadita-worshiped; abhivandita-were bowed down to; caranah-whose feet; sadayam-kindly; idam-this; aha-said.
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: The priests, who were even worshiped by King Nabhi, the Emperor of Bharata-varsa, offered prayers in prose [generally they were in poetry] and bowed down at the Lord's lotus feet. The Lord of lords, the ruler of the demigods, was very pleased with them, and He began to speak as follows.