मैत्रेय उवाच निर्वेदवादिनीमेवं मनोर्दुहितरं मुनि: । दयालु: शालिनीमाह शुक्लाभिव्याहृतं स्मरन् ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvaca nirveda-vadinim evam manor duhitaram munih dayaluh salinim aha suklabhivyahrtam smaran
- maitreyah
- the great sage Maitreya
- uvaca
- said
- nirveda-vadinim
- who was speaking words full of renunciation
- evam
- thus
- manoh
- of Svayambhuva Manu
- duhitaram
- to the daughter
- munih
- the sage Kardama
- dayaluh
- merciful
- salinim
- who was worthy of praise
- aha
- replied
- sukla
- by Lord Visnu
- abhivyahrtam
- what was said
- smaran
- recalling.
Recalling the words of Lord Visnu, the merciful sage Kardama replied as follows to Svayambhuva Manu’s praiseworthy daughter, Devahuti, who was speaking words full of renunciation.