# SB 3.16.1
> ब्रह्मोवाच
> इति तद्गृणतां तेषां मुनीनां योगधर्मिणाम् ।
> प्रतिनन्द्य जगादेदं विकुण्ठनिलयो विभुः ॥१॥
## Text
> brahmovāca
> iti tad gṛṇatāṁ teṣāṁ
> munīnāṁ yoga-dharmiṇām
> pratinandya jagādedaṁ
> vikuṇṭha-nilayo vibhuḥ
## Synonyms
*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.
## Translation
**Lord Brahmā said: After thus congratulating the sages for their nice words, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose abode is in the kingdom of God, spoke as follows.**