ऋषिरुवाच इत्यव्यलीकं प्रणुतोऽब्जनाभ- स्तमाबभाषे वचसामृतेन । सुपर्णपक्षोपरि रोचमान: प्रेमस्मितोद्वीक्षणविभ्रमद्भ्रू: ॥ २२ ॥
rsir uvaca ity avyalikam pranuto ’bja-nabhas tam ababhase vacasamrtena suparna-paksopari rocamanah prema-smitodviksana-vibhramad-bhruh
- rsih uvaca
- the great sage Maitreya said
- iti
- thus
- avyalikam
- sincerely
- pranutah
- having been praised
- abja-nabhah
- Lord Visnu
- tam
- to Kardama Muni
- ababhase
- replied
- vacasa
- with words
- amrtena
- as sweet as nectar
- suparna
- of Garuda
- paksa
- the shoulders
- upari
- upon
- rocamanah
- shining
- prema
- of affection
- smita
- with a smile
- udviksana
- looking
- vibhramat
- gracefully moving
- bhruh
- eyebrows.
Maitreya resumed: Sincerely extolled in these words, Lord Visnu, shining very beautifully on the shoulders of Garuda, replied with words as sweet as nectar. His eyebrows moved gracefully as He looked at the sage with a smile full of affection.