maitreyaḥ uvāca - Śrī Maitreya said; evam - thus; ātma-bhuvā - by Brahmā; ādiṣṭaḥ - being so requested; parikramya - by circumambulating; girām - of the Vedas; patim - unto the master; bāḍham - that is right; iti - thus; amum - unto Brahmā; āmantrya - thus addressing; viveśa - entered into; tapase - for the matter of penance; vanam - into the forest.

Śrī Maitreya said: Thus Rudra, having been ordered by Brahmā, circumambulated his father, the master of the Vedas. Addressing him with words of assent, he entered the forest to perform austere penances.