मैत्रेय उवाच एवं भगवतादिष्ट: प्रजापतिपतिर्हरिम् । अर्चित्वा क्रतुना स्वेन देवानुभयतोऽयजत् ॥ ५५ ॥
maitreya uvaca evam bhagavatadistah prajapati-patir harim arcitva kratuna svena devan ubhayato ’yajat
- maitreyah
- Maitreya
- uvaca
- said
- evam
- thus
- bhagavata
- by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- adistah
- having been instructed
- prajapati-patih
- the head of all the Prajapatis
- harim
- Hari
- arcitva
- after worshiping
- kratuna
- with the sacrificial ceremonies
- svena
- his own
- devan
- the demigods
- ubhayatah
- separately
- ayajat
- worshiped.
The sage Maitreya said: Thus Daksa, the head of all Prajapatis, having been nicely instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, worshiped Lord Visnu. After worshiping Him by performing the prescribed sacrificial ceremonies, Daksa separately worshiped Lord Brahma and Lord Siva.