maitreyaḥ uvāca - Śrī Maitreya said; iti - thus; te - unto you; varṇitaḥ - described; kṣattaḥ - O Vidura; kāla-ākhyaḥ - by the name eternal time; paramātmanaḥ - of the Supersoul; mahimā - glories; veda-garbhaḥ - Lord Brahmā, the reservoir of the Vedas; atha - hereafter; yathā - as it is; asrākṣīt - did create; nibodha - just try to understand; me - from me.

Śrī Maitreya said: O learned Vidura, so far I have explained to you the glories of the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His feature of kāla. Now you can hear from me about the creation of Brahmā, the reservoir of all Vedic knowledge.