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SB 4.1.17

Devanāgarī

मैत्रेय उवाच ब्रह्मणा चोदित: सृष्टावत्रिर्ब्रह्मविदां वर: । सह पत्‍न्या ययावृक्षं कुलाद्रिं तपसि स्थित: ॥ १७ ॥

Text

maitreya uvāca brahmaṇā coditaḥ sṛṣṭāv atrir brahma-vidāṁ varaḥ saha patnyā yayāv ṛkṣaṁ kulādriṁ tapasi sthitaḥ

Synonyms

maitreyaḥuvāca—Śrī Maitreya Ṛṣi said;brahmaṇā—by Lord Brahmā;coditaḥ—being inspired;sṛṣṭau—for creation;atriḥ—Atri;brahma-vidām—of the persons learned in spiritual knowledge;varaḥ—the chief;saha—with;patnyā—wife;yayau—went;ṛkṣam—to the mountain named Ṛkṣa;kula-adrim—great mountain;tapasi—for austerities;sthitaḥ—remained.

Translation

Maitreya said: When Lord Brahmā ordered Atri Muni to create generations after marrying Anasūyā, Atri Muni and his wife went to perform severe austerities in the valley of the mountain known as Ṛkṣa.

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