### SB 3.16.1

> ब्रह्मोवाच\
> इति तद्गृणतां तेषां मुनीनां योगधर्मिणाम् ।\
> प्रतिनन्द्य जगादेदं विकुण्ठनिलयो विभुः ॥१॥

> brahmovāca\
> iti tad gṛṇatāṁ teṣāṁ\
> munīnāṁ yoga-dharmiṇām\
> pratinandya jagādedaṁ\
> vikuṇṭha-nilayo vibhuḥ

*brahmā uvāca*—Lord Brahmā said; *iti*—thus; *tat*—speech; *gṛṇatām*—praising; *teṣām*—of them; *munīnām*—those four sages; *yoga-dharmiṇām*—engaged in linking with the Supreme; *pratinandya*—after congratulating; *jagāda*—said; *idam*—these words; *vikuṇṭha-nilayaḥ*—whose abode is bereft of anxiety; *vibhuḥ*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

**Lord Brahmā said: Thus the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose abode is in the kingdom of God, after congratulating the sages for their nice words, spoke as follows:**