मैत्रेय उवाच इति तस्य वच: श्रुत्वा त्रयस्ते विबुधर्षभा: । प्रत्याहु: श्लक्ष्णया वाचा प्रहस्य तमृषिं प्रभो ॥ २९ ॥
maitreya uvaca iti tasya vacah srutva trayas te vibudharsabhah pratyahuh slaksnaya vaca prahasya tam rsim prabho
- maitreyah uvaca
- the sage Maitreya said
- iti
- thus
- tasya
- his
- vacah
- words
- srutva
- after hearing
- trayah te
- all three
- vibudha
- demigods
- rsabhah
- chiefs
- pratyahuh
- replied
- slaksnaya
- gentle
- vaca
- voices
- prahasya
- smiling
- tam
- unto him
- rsim
- the great sage
- prabho
- O mighty one.
The great sage Maitreya continued: Upon hearing Atri Muni speak in that way, the three great deities smiled, and they replied in the following sweet words.