Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Mukunda, the chief of the Dāśārhas, having thus been respectfully requested by the best of his devotees, Uddhava, first acknowledged the fitness of his servant’s statements. Then the Lord, whose glorious exploits are most worthy of being heard, began to reply to him. The Twenty-third Chapter, in the form of a song, describes how one’s money is stolen by wicked people, one is scolded, and one’s sorrow is removed by proper discrimination. Āśaṁsitaḥ means requested.