sri-sutah uvaca—Sri Suta Gosvami said; evam—in this way; pariksita—by Maharaja Pariksit; rajna—by the King; sadasi—in the assembly; brahma-vadinam—of all the great saintly experts in Vedic knowledge; prstah—having been asked; provaca—answered; bhagavan—the most powerful; sukah—Suka Gosvami; parama-dharma-vit—the most learned scholar in religious principles.