मैत्रेय उवाच
इत्यजेनानुनीतेन भवेन परितुष्यता ।
अभ्यधायि महाबाहो प्रहस्य श्रूयतामिति ॥१॥

maitreya uvāca
ity ajenānunītena
bhavena parituṣyatā
abhyadhāyi mahā-bāho
prahasya śrūyatām iti

 maitreyaḥ - Maitreya; uvāca - said; iti - thus; ajena - by Lord Brahmā; anunītena - pacified; bhavena - by Lord Śiva; parituṣyatā - fully satisfied; abhyadhāyi - said; mahā-bāho - O Vidura; prahasya - smiling; śrūyatām - listen; iti - thus.


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The sage Maitreya said: O mighty-armed Vidura, Lord Śiva, being thus pacified by the words of Lord Brahmā, spoke as follows in answer to Lord Brahmā’s request.

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