श्रीशुक उवाच
एवं विरिञ्चादिभिरीडितस्तद् विज्ञाय तेषां हृदयं यथैव ।
जगाद जीमूतगभीरया गिरा बद्धाञ्जलीन्संवृतसर्वकारकान् ॥ १६ ॥
evam virincadibhir iditas tad
vijnaya tesam hrdayam yathaiva
jagada jimuta-gabhiraya gira
baddhanjalin samvrta-sarva-karakan
sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam-thus; virinca-adibhih-by all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahma; iditah-being worshiped; tat vijnaya-understanding the expectation; tesam-of all of them; hrdayam-the core of the heart; yatha-as; eva-indeed; jagada-replied; jimuta-gabhiraya-like the sound of clouds; gira-by words; baddha-anjalin-unto the demigods, who stood with folded hands; samvrta-restrained; sarva-all; karakan-senses.
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: When the Lord was thus offered prayers by the demigods, headed by Lord Brahma, He understood the purpose for which they had approached Him. Therefore, in a deep voice that resembled the rumbling of clouds, the Lord replied to the demigods, who all stood there attentively with folded hands.