śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti - thus; arthitaḥ - being requested; saḥ - he (Aṅgirā Ṛṣi); bhagavān - the most powerful; kṛpāluḥ - being very merciful; brahmaṇaḥ - of Lord Brahmā; sutaḥ - a son (born of Lord Brahmā's mind); śrapayitvā - after causing to cook; carum - a specific oblation of sweetrice; tvāṣṭram - meant for the demigod known as Tvaṣṭā; tvaṣṭāram - Tvaṣṭā; ayajat - he worshiped; vibhuḥ - the great sage.

In response to the request of Mahārāja Citraketu, Aṅgirā Ṛṣi, who was born of Lord Brahmā’s mind, was very merciful toward him. Because the sage was a greatly powerful personality, he performed a sacrifice by offering oblations of sweetrice to Tvaṣṭā.