श्रीशुक उवाच
प्रतिनन्द्य हरेराज्ञाम् उशना भगवानिति ।
यज्ञच्छिद्रं समाधत्त बलेर्विप्रर्षिभिः सह ॥ १८ ॥
yajna-cchidram samadhatta
sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; pratinandya-offering all obeisances; hareh-of the Personality of Godhead; ajnam-the order; usanah-Sukracarya; bhagavan-the most powerful; iti-thus; yajna-chidram-discrepancies in the performance of sacrifices; samadhatta-made it a point to fulfill; baleh-of Bali Maharaja; viprarsibhih-the best brahmanas; saha-along with.
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: In this way, the most powerful Sukracarya accepted the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead with full respect. Along with the best brahmanas, he began to compensate for the discrepancies in the sacrifices performed by
Bali Maharaja.