sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; sapa -- in cursing; prasadayoh -- and showing favor; isah -- capable; brahma-vishnu-siva-adayah -- Brahma, Vishnu, Siva and others; sadyah -- quick; sapa-prasadah -- whose curse and benediction; anga -- my dear (King Parikshit); sivah -- Lord Siva; brahma -- Lord Brahma; na -- not; ca -- and; acyutah -- Lord Vishnu.

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Lord Siva and others are able to curse or bless one. Lord Siva and Lord Brahma are very quick to curse or bestow benedictions, my dear King, but the infallible Supreme Lord is not.