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Chapter 12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others

Verse 20 of 57
SB 3.12.20

मैत्रेय उवाच एवमात्मभुवा "दिष्टः परिक्रम्य गिरां पतिम् बाढमित्यमुमामन्त्र्य विवेश तपसे वनम्

maitreya uvāca evam ātmabhuvā "diṣṭaḥ parikramya girāṁ patim bāḍham ity amum āmantrya viveśa tapase vanam

Synonyms

maitreyaḥ uvāca—Śrī Maitreya said; evam—thus; ātma-bhuvā—by Brahmā; ādiṣṭaḥ—being so requested; parikramya—by circumambulating; girām—of the Vedas; patim—unto the master; bāḍham—that is right; iti—thus; amum—unto Brahmā; āmantrya—thus addressing; viveśa—entered into; tapase—for the matter of penance; vanam—into the forest..

Translation

Śrī Maitreya said: Thus Rudra, being 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.

Verse 20 of 57