Text 26] Indra Offends Brhaspati 49
will execute; vah—of all of you; yadi—if; ksamisyadhvam—you toler-
ate; uta—indeed; asya—his; karma—activities (to support the Daityas).
TRANSLATION

O demigods, I instruct you to approach Visvaripa, the son of
Tvasta, and accept him as your guru. He is a pure and very power-
ful brahmana undergoing austerity and penances. Pleased by your
worship, he will fulfill your desires, provided that you tolerate his
being inclined to side with the demons.

PURPORT

Lord Brahmi advised the demigods to accept the son of Tvasta as their
spiritual master although he was always inclined toward the benefit of
the asuras.

TEXT 26
Ny STI
T CAMA Tay TAO FTAA: |
a MG TaST ARITA 14
Sri-Suka uvdca
ta evam udita rajan
brahmana vigata-jvarah
rsim tvdstram upavrajya
parisvayyedam abruvan

sri-sukah uvdca—Sukadeva Gosvami said; te—all the demigods;
evam—thus; uditah—being advised; rajan—O King Pariksit;
brahmand —by Lord Brahma; vigata-jvarah—being relieved from the
agerievement caused by the demons; rsim—the great sage; tvdstram—to
the son of Tvasté; upavrayya—going; parisvatya—embracing; idam—
this; abruvan—spoke.

TRANSLATION

Srila Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Thus advised by Lord

Brahma and relieved of their anxiety, all the demigods went to the
