sri-brahma uvaca-Lord Brahma said; bhuta-bhavana-O Supreme Being, well-wisher of everyone, who can cause one to flourish; bhuta-isa-O master of everyone; deva-deva-O worshipable Deity of the demigods; jagat-maya-O all-pervading one; munca-please release; enam-this poor Bali Maharaja; hrta-sarvasvam-now bereft of everything; na-not; ayam-such a poor man; arhati-deserves; nigraham-punishment.