विदुर उवाच प्रचेतसां गिरित्रेण यथासीत्पथि सङ्गम: । यदुताह हर: प्रीतस्तन्नो ब्रह्मन् वदार्थवत् ॥ १६ ॥
vidura uvaca pracetasam giritrena yathasit pathi sangamah yad utaha harah pritas tan no brahman vadarthavat
- vidurah uvaca
- Vidura inquired
- pracetasam
- of all the Pracetas
- giritrena
- by Lord Siva
- yatha
- just as
- asit
- it was
- pathi
- on the road
- sangamah
- meeting
- yat
- which
- uta aha
- said
- harah
- Lord Siva
- pritah
- being pleased
- tat
- that
- nah
- unto us
- brahman
- O great brahmana
- vada
- speak
- artha-vat
- with clear meaning.
Vidura asked Maitreya: My dear brahmana, why did the Pracetas meet Lord Siva on the way? Please tell me how the meeting happened, how Lord Siva became very pleased with them and how he instructed them. Certainly such talks are important, and I wish that you please be merciful upon me and describe them.