When Prahlāda Mahārāja, immersed in devotion, saw how Bali Mahārāja, his grandson and descendant, had been released from bondage and had achieved the blessings of the Lord, he spoke as follows. Having stated that Bali attained Sutala and Indra attained Svarga, Śukadeva described the details of this. Nirmuktam means “freed from the bondage of Varuṇa’s ropes.”