212 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 23
must execute; anuSdsanam—because it is Your order; etat—this is;
Sreyah—that which is the most auspicious; param—supreme; pumsam-
—of all persons; yat—because; tava djrid-anupdlanam—to obey Your
order.
TRANSLATION
Lord Visnu, I must nonetheless act in obedience to Your order
because obeying Your order is most auspicious and is the first duty
of everyone.
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Sri-Suka uvaca
pratinandya harer ajnam
usand bhagavan iti
yajna-cchidram samadhatta
baler viprarsibhih saha
Sri-Sukah uvdica—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; pratinandya—offering
all obeisances; hareh—of the Personality of Godhead; djidm—the
order; usanadh—Sukracarya; bhagavan—the most powerful; iti—thus;
yajfia-chidram—discrepancies in the performance of sacrifices;
samadhatta—made it a point to fulfill; baleh—of Bali Maharaja; vipra-
rsibhih—the best brahmanas; saha—along with.
TRANSLATION
. Sukadeva Gosvami continued: In this way, the most powerful
Sukracarya accepted the order of the Supreme Personality of God-
head with full respect. Along with the best brahmanas, he began to
compensate for the discrepancies in the sacrifices performed by
Bali Maharaja.
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