yathāha bhagavān ajaḥ

maitreyah uvaca-the great sage Maitreya said; virincah-Brahma; api-also; tatha-in that manner; cakre-performed; divyam-celestial; varsa-satam-one hundred years; tapah-penances; atmani-unto the Lord; atmanam-his own self; avesya-engaging; yatha aha-as it was spoken; bhagavan-the Personality of Godhead; ajah-the unborn.