tatra—in the assembly; upānanda-nāmā—by the name Upānanda (the elder brother of Nanda Mahārāja); āha—said; gopaḥ—the cowherd man; jñāna-vayaḥ-adhikaḥ—who by knowledge and by age was the eldest of all; deśa-kāla-artha-tattva-jñaḥ—very experienced according to time, place and circumstances; priya-kṛt—just for the benefit; rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ—of Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personalities of Godhead.