श्रीनारद उवाच पौरोहित्याय भगवान् वृतः काव्यः किलासुरैः । षण्डामर्कौ सुतौ तस्य दैत्यराजगृहान्तिके ॥ १ ॥
sri-narada uvaca
paurohityaya bhagavan
vrtah kavyah kilasuraih
sandamarkau sutau tasya
daitya-raja-grhantike
sri-naradah uvaca-the great saint Narada said; paurohityaya-to work as priest; bhagavan-the most powerful; vrtah-chosen; kavyah-Sukracarya; kila-indeed; asuraih-by the demons; sanda-amarkau-Sanda and Amarka; sutau-sons; tasya-of him; daitya-raja-of the King of the demons, Hiranyakasipu; grha-antike-near the residence.