मैत्रेय उवाच इत्थं पृथुमभिष्टूय रुषा प्रस्फुरिताधरम् । पुनराहावनिर्भीता संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvaca ittham prthum abhistuya rusa prasphuritadharam punar ahavanir bhita samstabhyatmanam atmana
- maitreyah uvaca
- the great saint Maitreya continued to speak
- ittham
- thus
- prthum
- unto King Prthu
- abhistuya
- after offering prayers
- rusa
- in anger
- prasphurita
- trembling
- adharam
- his lips
- punah
- again
- aha
- she said
- avanih
- the plane earth
- bhita
- in fear
- samstabhya
- after settling
- atmanam
- the mind
- atmana
- by the intelligence.
The great saint Maitreya continued to address Vidura: My dear Vidura, at that time, after the plane earth finished her prayers, King Prthu was still not pacified, and his lips trembled in great anger. Although the plane earth was frightened, she made up her mind and began to speak as follows in order to convince the King.