viveśa tapase vanam

maitreyah uvaca-Sri Maitreya said; evam-thus; atma-bhuva-by Brahma; adistah-being so requested; parikramya-by circumambulating; giram-of the Vedas; patim-unto the master; badham-that is right; iti-thus; amum-unto Brahma; amantrya-thus addressing; vivesa-entered into; tapase-for the matter of penance; vanam-into the forest.