मैत्रेय उवाच स्वसम्भवं निशाम्यैवं तपोविद्यासमाधिभि: । यावन्मनोवच: स्तुत्वा विरराम स खिन्नवत् ॥ २६ ॥
maitreya uvaca sva-sambhavam nisamyaivam tapo-vidya-samadhibhih yavan mano-vacah stutva virarama sa khinnavat
- maitreyah uvaca
- the great sage Maitreya said
- sva-sambhavam
- the source of his appearance
- nisamya
- by seeing
- evam
- thus
- tapah
- penance
- vidya
- knowledge
- samadhibhih
- as also by concentration of the mind
- yavat
- as far as possible
- manah
- mind
- vacah
- words
- stutva
- having prayed
- virarama
- became silent
- sah
- he (Brahma)
- khinna-vat
- as if tired.
The sage Maitreya said: O Vidura, after observing the source of his appearance, namely the Personality of Godhead, Brahma prayed for His mercy as far as his mind and words would permit him. Thus having prayed, he became silent, as if tired from his activities of penance, knowledge and mental concentration.