sri-naradah uvaca-Sri Narada Muni said; iti-thus; uktva-saying; adi-bhavah-Lord Brahma, the original living creature within this universe; devah-the principal demigod; bhaksita-aṅgam-Hiranyakasipu's body, which had been almost completely eaten; pipilikaih-by the ants; kamandalu-from the special waterpot in the hands of Lord Brahma; jalena-by water; auksat-sprinkled; divyena-which was spiritual, not ordinary; amogha-without fail; radhasa-whose power.