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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.20
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 20
- maitreya uvāca
- evam ātmabhuvādiṣṭaḥ
- parikramya girāṁ patim
- bāḍham ity amum āmantrya
- viveśa tapase vanam
maitreyaḥŚrī Maitreya said uvācaŚrī Maitreya said — Śrī Maitreya said; evamthus — thus; ātmaby Brahmā-bhuvāby Brahmā — by Brahmā; ādiṣṭaḥbeing so requested — being so requested; parikramyaby circumambulating — by circumambulating; girāmof the Vedas — of the Vedas; patimunto the master — unto the master; bāḍhamthat is right — that is right; itithus — thus; amumunto Brahmā — unto Brahmā; āmantryathus addressing — thus addressing; viveśaentered into — entered into; tapasefor the matter of penance — for the matter of penance; vanaminto the forest — into the forest.
Śrī Maitreya said: Thus Rudra, having been ordered by Brahmā, circumambulated his father, the master of the Vedas. Addressing him with words of assent, he entered the forest to perform austere penances.