मैत्रेय उवाच ब्रह्मणा चोदित: सृष्टावत्रिर्ब्रह्मविदां वर: । सह पत्न्या ययावृक्षं कुलाद्रिं तपसि स्थित: ॥ १७ ॥
maitreya uvaca brahmana coditah srstav atrir brahma-vidam varah saha patnya yayav rksam kuladrim tapasi sthitah
- maitreyah uvaca
- Sri Maitreya Rsi said
- brahmana
- by Lord Brahma
- coditah
- being inspired
- srstau
- for creation
- atrih
- Atri
- brahma-vidam
- of the persons learned in spiritual knowledge
- varah
- the chief
- saha
- with
- patnya
- wife
- yayau
- went
- rksam
- to the mountain named Rksa
- kula-adrim
- great mountain
- tapasi
- for austerities
- sthitah
- remained.
Maitreya said: When Lord Brahma ordered Atri Muni to create generations after marrying Anasuya, Atri Muni and his wife went to perform severe austerities in the valley of the mountain known as Rksa.