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मैत्रेय उवाच
निशम्यात्मभुवा गीतं कारणं शङ्कयोज्झिताः ।
ततः सर्वे न्यवर्तन्त त्रिदिवाय दिवौकसः ॥ १ ॥

maitreya uvaca

nisamyatma-bhuva gitam

karanam saṅkayojjhitah

tatah sarve nyavartanta

tridivaya divaukasah

maitreyah-the sage Maitreya; uvaca-said; nisamya-upon hearing; atma-bhuva-by Brahma; gitam-explanation; karanam-the cause; saṅkaya-from fear; ujjhitah-freed; tatah-then; sarve-all; nyavartanta-returned; tridivaya-to the heavenly planets; diva-okasah-the demigods (who inhabit the higher planets).