avadhārya viriṣcasya
nirvyalīkāmṛtaṁ vacaḥ
prahasya prema-garbheṇa
tad apāṅgena so 'grahīt
maitreyaḥ uvāca-Maitreya said; avadhārya-after hearing; viriñcasya-of Lord Brahmā; nirvyalīka-free from all sinful purposes; amṛtam-nectarean; vacaḥ-words; prahasya-heartily laughing; prema-garbheṇa-laden with love; tat-those words; apāṅgena-with a glance; saḥ-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; agrahīt- accepted.
Śrī Maitreya said: After hearing the words of Brahmā, the creator, which were free from all sinful purposes and as sweet as nectar, the Lord heartily laughed and accepted his prayer with a glance laden with love.
The word nirvyalīka is very significant. The prayers of the demigods or devotees of the Lord are free from all sinful purposes, but the prayers of demons are always filled with sinful purposes. The demon Hiraṇyākṣa became powerful by deriving a boon from Brahmā, and after attaining that boon he created a disturbance because of his sinful intentions. The prayers of Brahmā and other demigods are not to be compared to the prayers of the demons. Their purpose is to please the Supreme Lord; therefore the Lord smiled and accepted the prayer to kill the demon. Demons, who are never interested in praising the Supreme Personality of Godhead because they have no information of Him, go to the demigods, and in Bhagavad-gītā this is condemned. Persons who go to the