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मैत्रेय उवाच
एतावदुक्त्वा विरराम शङ्करः पत्न्यङ्गनाशं ह्युभयत्र चिन्तयन् ।
सुहृद्दिदृक्षुः परिशङ्किता भवान् निष्क्रामती निर्विशती द्विधास सा ॥ १ ॥

maitreya uvaca

etavad uktva virarama saṅkarah

patny-aṅga-nasam hy ubhayatra cintayan

suhrd-didrksuh parisaṅkita bhavan

niskramati nirvisati dvidhasa sa

maitreyah uvaca-Maitreya said; etavat-so much; uktva-after speaking; virarama-was silent; saṅkarah-Lord Siva; patni-aṅga-nasam-the destruction of the body of his wife; hi-since; ubhayatra-in both cases; cintayan-understanding; suhrt-didrksuh-being anxious to see her relatives; parisaṅkita-being afraid; bhavat-of Siva; niskramati-moving out; nirvisati-moving in; dvidha-divided; asa-was; sa-she (Sati).