atha - thereafter; āha - said; uśanasam - unto Śukrācārya; rājan - O King; hariḥ - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nārāyaṇaḥ - the Lord; antike - nearby; āsīnam - who was sitting; ṛtvijām madhye - in the group of all the priests; sadasi - in the assembly; brahma-vādinām - of the followers of Vedic principles.

Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, thereafter addressed Śukrācārya, who was sitting nearby in the midst of the assembly with the priests [brahma, hotā, udgātā and adhvaryu]. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, these priests were all brahma-vādīs, followers of the Vedic principles for performing sacrifices.