### SB 3.1.5

> सूत उवाच\
> स एवमृषिवर्योऽयं पृष्टो राज्ञा परीक्षिता ।\
> प्रत्याह तं सुबहुवित्प्रीतात्मा श्रूयतामिति ॥५॥

> sūta uvāca\
> sa evam ṛṣi-varyo 'yaṁ\
> pṛṣṭo rājñā parīkṣitā\
> praty āha taṁ subahu-vit\
> prītātmā śrūyatām iti

*sūtaḥ uvāca*—Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said; *saḥ*—he; *evam*—thus; *ṛṣi-varyaḥ*—the great *ṛṣi*; *ayam*—Śukadeva Gosvāmī; *pṛṣṭaḥ*—being questioned; *rājñā*—by the King; *parīkṣitā*—Mahārāja Parīkṣit; *prati āha*—replied; *tam*—unto the King; *su-bahu-vit*—highly experienced; *prīta-ātmā*—fully satisfied; *śrūyatām*—please hear me; *iti*—thus.

**Śrī Suta Gosvāmī said: The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī was highly experienced and was pleased with the King. Thus being questioned by the King, he said to him, "Please hear the topics attentively."**