ity avyalikam pranuto 'bja-nabhas
tam ababhase vacasamrtena
suparna-paksopari rocamanah
prema-smitodviksana-vibhramad-bhruh
rsih uvaca-the great sage Maitreya said; iti-thus; avyalikam-sincerely; pranutah-having been praised; abja-nabhah-Lord Visnu; tam-to Kardama Muni; ababhase-replied; vacasa-with words; amrtena-as sweet as nectar; suparna-of Garuda; paksa-the shoulders; upari-upon; rocamanah-shining; prema-of affection; smita-with a smile; udviksana-looking; vibhramat-gracefully moving; bhruh-eyebrows.