maitreya uvāca
īḍito bhagavān evaṁ
kapilākhyaḥ paraḥ pumān
vācāviklavayety āha
mātaraṁ mātṛ-vatsalaḥ
maitreyaḥ uvāca - Maitreya said; īḍitaḥ - praised; bhagavān - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; evam - thus; kapila-ākhyaḥ - named Kapila; paraḥ - supreme; pumān - person; vācā - with words; aviklavayā - grave; iti - thus; āha - replied; mātaram - to His mother; mātṛ-vatsalaḥ - very affectionate to His mother.
Since the Lord is all-perfect, His exhibition of affection for His mother was also complete. After hearing the words of His mother, He most respectfully, with due gravity and good manners, replied.