Srimad Bhagavatam 8.23.11-13

[makarand]

TEXTS 11–12

śrī-śuka uvāca

ājñāṁ bhagavato rājan

prahrādo balinā saha

bāḍham ity amala-prajño

mūrdhny ādhāya kṛtāñjaliḥ

parikramyādi-puruṣaṁ

sarvāsura-camūpatiḥ

praṇatas tad-anujñātaḥ

praviveśa mahā-bilam

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ājñām—the order; bhagavataḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rājan—O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit); prahrādaḥ—Mahārāja Prahlāda; balinā saha—accompanied by Bali Mahārāja; bāḍham—yes, sir, what You say is all right; iti—thus; amala-prajñaḥ—Prahlāda Mahārāja, who had clear intelligence; mūrdhni—on his head; ādhāya—accepting; kṛta-añjaliḥ—with folded hands; parikramya—after circumambulating; ādi-puruṣam—the supreme original person, Bhagavān; sarva-asura-camūpatiḥ—the master of all the chiefs of the demons; praṇataḥ—after offering obeisances; tat-anujñātaḥ—being permitted by Him (Lord Vāmana); praviveśa—entered; mahā-bilam—the planet known as Sutala.

TRANSLATION

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Accompanied by Bali Mahārāja, my dear King Parīkṣit, Prahlāda Mahārāja, the master of all the chiefs of the demons, took the Supreme Lord’s order on his head with folded hands. After saying yes to the Lord, circumambulating Him and offering Him respectful obeisances, he entered the lower planetary system known as Sutala.

TEXT 13

athāhośanasaṁ rājan

harir nārāyaṇo ’ntike

āsīnam ṛtvijāṁ madhye

sadasi brahma-vādinām

SYNONYMS

atha—thereafter; āha—said; uśanasam—unto Śukrācārya; rājan—O King; hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nārāyaṇaḥ—the Lord; antike—nearby; āsīnam—who was sitting; ṛtvijām madhye—in the group of all the priests; sadasi—in the assembly; brahma-vādinām—of the followers of Vedic principles.

TRANSLATION

Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, thereafter addressed Śukrācārya, who was sitting nearby in the midst of the assembly with the priests [brahma, hotā, udgātā and adhvaryu]. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, these priests were all brahma-vādīs, followers of the Vedic principles for performing sacrifices.