SB 4.1.29

SB 4.1.29

Devanagari

मैत्रेय उवाच इति तस्य वच: श्रुत्वा त्रयस्ते विबुधर्षभा: । प्रत्याहु: श्लक्ष्णया वाचा प्रहस्य तमृषिं प्रभो ॥ २९ ॥

Verse text

maitreya uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā trayas te vibudharṣabhāḥ pratyāhuḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā prahasya tam ṛṣiṁ prabho

Synonyms

maitreyaḥ uvāca the sage Maitreya said ; iti thus ; tasya his ; vacaḥ words ; śrutvā after hearing ; trayaḥ te all three ; vibudha demigods ; ṛṣabhāḥ chiefs ; pratyāhuḥ replied ; ślakṣṇayā gentle ; vācā voices ; prahasya smiling ; tam unto him ; ṛṣim the great sage ; prabho O mighty one .

Translation

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Maitreya said: O Vidura! Hearing his words, the three, smiling, replied to the sage with sweet words.