मैत्रेय उवाच पुरा विश्वसृजां सत्रे समेताः परमर्षयः । तथामरगणाः सर्वे सानुगा मुनयो ऽग्नयः ॥ ४ ॥
maitreya uvaca
pura visva-srjam satre
sametah paramarsayah
tathamara-ganah sarve
sanuga munayo 'gnayah
maitreyah uvaca-the sage Maitreya said; pura-formerly (at the time of Svayambhuva Manu); visva-srjam-of the creators of the universe; satre-at a sacrifice; sametah-were assembled; parama-rsayah-the great sages; tatha-and also; amara-ganah-the demigods; sarve-all; sa-anugah-along with their followers; munayah-the philosophers; agnayah-the fire-gods.