Srimad Bhagavatam 8.23.14

[makarand]

TEXT 14

brahman santanu śiṣyasya

karma-cchidraṁ vitanvataḥ

yat tat karmasu vaiṣamyaṁ

brahma-dṛṣṭaṁ samaṁ bhavet

SYNONYMS

brahman—O brāhmaṇa; santanu—please describe; śiṣyasya—of your disciple; karma-chidram—the discrepancies in the fruitive activities; vitanvataḥ—of he who was performing sacrifices; yat tat—that which; karmasu—in the fruitive activities; vaiṣamyam—discrepancy; brahma-dṛṣṭam—when it is judged by the brāhmaṇas; samam—equipoised; bhavet—it so becomes.

TRANSLATION

O best of the brāhmaṇas, Śukrācārya, please describe the fault or discrepancy in your disciple Bali Mahārāja, who engaged in performing sacrifices. This fault will be nullified when judged in the presence of qualified brāhmaṇas.