Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order

Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu. Text 29

मैत्रेय उवाच
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा त्रयस्ते विबुधर्षभाः ।
प्रत्याहुः श्लक्ष्णया वाचा प्रहस्य तमृषिं प्रभो ॥२९॥

maitreya uvÄca
iti tasya vacaḥ Å›rutvÄ
trayas te vibudhará¹£abhÄḥ
pratyÄhuḥ Å›lakṣṇayÄ vÄcÄ
prahasya tam ṛṣiṠprabho

 maitreyaḥ uvÄca - the sage Maitreya said; iti - thus; tasya - his; vacaḥ - words; Å›rutvÄ - after hearing; trayaḥ te - all three; vibudha - demigods; á¹›á¹£abhÄḥ - chiefs; pratyÄhuḥ - replied; Å›lakṣṇayÄ - gentle; vÄcÄ - voices; prahasya - smiling; tam - unto him; á¹›á¹£im - the great sage; prabho - O mighty one.


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The great sage Maitreya continued: Upon hearing Atri Muni speak in that way, the three great deities smiled, and they replied in the following sweet words.

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