Text 14] The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets 207

Lord; antike—nearby; dsinam—who was sitting; rtvijam madhye—in
the group of all the priests; sadasi—in the assembly; brahma-
vddindm—of the followers of Vedic principles.

TRANSLATION

Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana, thereafter
addressed Sukracarya, who was sitting nearby in the midst of the
assembly with the priests [brahma, hota, udgata and adhvaryu]. O
Maharaja Pariksit, these priests were all brahma-vadis, followers of
the Vedic principles for performing sacrifices.

TEXT 14

Tq Td HAG AT AUTE ad Aq M2vIl

brahman santanu Sisyasya
karma-cchidram vitanvatah

yat tat karmasu vaisamyam
brahma-drstam samam bhavet

brahman—O brdhmana; santanu—please describe; sisyasya—of
your disciple; karma-chidram—the discrepancies in the fruitive ac-
tivities; vitanvatah—of he who was performing sacrifices; yat tat—that
which; karmasu—in the fruitive activities; vaisamyam—discrepancy;
brahma-drstam—when it is judged by the bréhmanas; samam—
equipoised; bhavet—it so becomes.

TRANSLATION

O best of the brahmanas, Sukracarya, please describe the fault
or discrepancy in your disciple Bali Maharaja, who engaged in per-
forming sacrifices. This fault will be nullified when judged in the
presence of qualified brahmanas.

PURPORT

When Bali Maharaja and Prahlada Maharaja had departed for the
planet Sutala, Lord Visnu asked Sukracarya what the fault was in Bali
