मैत्रेय उवाच प्रचेतसोऽन्तरुदधौ पितुरादेशकारिण: । जपयज्ञेन तपसा पुरञ्जनमतोषयन् ॥ ३ ॥
maitreya uvaca pracetaso ’ntar udadhau pitur adesa-karinah japa-yajnena tapasa puranjanam atosayan
- maitreyah uvaca
- Maitreya said
- pracetasah
- the Pracetas
- antah
- within
- udadhau
- the sea
- pituh
- of their father
- adesa-karinah
- the order carriers
- japa-yajnena
- by chanting mantras
- tapasa
- under severe austerities
- puram-janam
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- atosayan
- satisfied.
The great sage Maitreya said: The sons of King Pracinabarhi, known as the Pracetas, underwent severe austerities within the seawater to carry out the order of their father. By chanting and repeating the mantras given by Lord Siva, they were able to satisfy Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.