sri-badarayanih uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; rajnah—of the King (Yudhisthira); tat—those; vacah—words; akarnya—after hearing; naradah—Narada Muni; bhagavan—powerful; rsih—sage; tustah—being satisfied; praha—spoke; tam—him; abhasya—after addressing; srnvatyah tat-sadah—in the presence of the assembly members; kathah—the topics.