varīyān eṣa te praśnaḥ
kṛto loka-hitaṁ nṛpa
ātmavit-sammataḥ puṁsāṁ
śrotavyādiṣu yaḥ paraḥ
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca-Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; varīyān-glorious; eṣaḥ-this; te-your; praśnaḥ-question; kṛtaḥ-made by you; loka-hitam-beneficial for all men; nṛpa-O King; ātmavit-transcendentalist; sammataḥ-approved; puṁsām-of all men; śrotavya-ādiṣu-in all kinds of hearing; yaḥ-what is; paraḥ-the supreme.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, your question is glorious because it is very beneficial to all kinds of people. The answer to this question is the prime subject matter for hearing, and it is approved by all transcendentalists.
Even the very question is so nice that it is the best subject matter for hearing. Simply by such questioning and hearing, one can achieve the highest perfectional stage of life. Because Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original Supreme Person, any question about Him is original and perfect. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that the highest perfection of life is to achieve the transcendental loving service of Kṛṣṇa. Because questions and answers about Kṛṣṇa elevate one to that transcendental position, the questions of Mahārāja Parīkṣit about Kṛṣṇa philosophy are greatly glorified. Mahārāja Parīkṣit wanted to absorb his mind