TEXT 1
sri-narada uvaca
paurohityaya bhagavan
vrtah kavyah kilasuraih
sandamarkau sutau tasya
daitya-raja-grhantike
SYNONYMS
sri-naradah uvacathe great saint Narada said; paurohityayato work as priest; bhagavanthe most powerful; vrtahchosen; kavyahSukracarya; kilaindeed; asuraihby the demons; sanda-amarkauSanda and Amarka; sutausons; tasyaof him; daitya-rajaof the King of the demons, Hiranyakasipu; grha-antikenear the residence.
TRANSLATION
The great saint Narada Muni said: The demons, headed by Hiranyakasipu, accepted Sukracarya as their priest for ritualistic ceremonies. Sukracaryas two sons, Sanda and Amarka, lived near Hiranyakasipus palace.
PURPORT
The beginning of the life story of Prahlada is recounted as follows. Sukracarya became the priest of the atheists, especially Hiranyakasipu, and thus his two sons, Sanda and Amarka, resided near Hiranyakasipus residence. Sukracarya should not have become the priest of Hiranyakasipu because Hiranyakasipu and his followers were all atheists. A brahmana should become the priest of a person interested in the advancement of spiritual culture. The very name Sukracarya, however, indicates a person interested in obtaining benefits for his sons and descendants, regardless of how the money comes. A real brahmana would not become a priest for atheistic men.

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