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

maitreya uvÄca
ity ajenÄnunÄ«tena
bhavena parituá¹£yatÄ
abhyadhÄyi mahÄ-bÄho
prahasya Å›rÅ«yatÄm iti

 maitreyaḥ - Maitreya; uvÄca - said; iti - thus; ajena - by Lord BrahmÄ; anunÄ«tena - pacified; bhavena - by Lord Åšiva; parituá¹£yatÄ - fully satisfied; abhyadhÄyi - said; mahÄ-bÄho - O Vidura; prahasya - smiling; Å›rÅ«yatÄm - listen; iti - thus.


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

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