Canto 4, Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Verse 1 (SB 4.7.1)
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SB 4.7.1 • मूल श्लोक

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

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.

Translation

“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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda