mṛtyupāśa-viśātanīm

maitreyah uvaca-Maitreya said; sadhu-devotee; vira-O warrior; tvaya-by you; prstam-inquired; avatara-katham-topics on the incarnation of the Lord; hareh-of the Personality of Godhead; yat-that which; tvam-your good self; prcchasi-asking me; martyanam-of those who are destined to death; mrtyupasa-the chain of birth and death; visatanim-source of liberation.