### SB 4.7.1

> मैत्रेय उवाच\
> इत्यजेनानुनीतेन भवेन परितुष्यता ।\
> अभ्यधायि महाबाहो प्रहस्य श्रूयतामिति ॥१॥

> maitreya uvāca\
> ity ajenānunītena\
> bhavena parituṣyatā\
> abhyadhāyi mahā-bāho\
> prahasya śrūyatām iti

*maitreyaḥ*—Maitreya; *uvāca*—said; *iti*—thus; *ajena*—by Lord Brahmā; *anunītena*—pacified; *bhavena*—by Lord Śiva; *parituṣyatā*—fully satisfied; *abhyadhāyi*—said; *mahā-bāho*—O Vidura; *prahasya*—smiling; *śrūyatām*—listen; *iti*—thus.

**The sage Maitreya said: O mighty-armed Vidura, Lord Śiva, being thus pacified by the words of Lord Brahmā, spoke as follows in answer to the request of Lord Brahmā.**