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मैत्रेय उवाच
अथ देवगणाः सर्वे रुद्रानीकैः पराजिताः ।
शूलपट्टिशनिस्त्रिंश गदापरिघमुद्गरैः ।
सञ्छिन्नभिन्नसर्वाङ्गाः सर्त्विक्सभ्या भयाकुलाः ।
स्वयम्भुवे नमस्कृत्य कार्त्स्न्येनैतन्न्यवेदयन् ॥ २ ॥

maitreya uvaca

atha deva-ganah sarve

rudranikaih parajitah

sula-pattisa-nistrimsa-

gada-parigha-mudgaraih

sanchinna-bhinna-sarvaṅgah

sartvik-sabhya bhayakulah

svayambhuve namaskrtya

kartsnyenaitan nyavedayan

maitreyah uvaca-Maitreya said; atha-after this; deva-ganah-the demigods; sarve-all; rudra-anikaih-by the soldiers of Lord Siva; parajitah-having been defeated; sula-trident; pattisa-a sharp-edged spear; nistrimsa-a sword; gada-mace; parigha-an iron bludgeon; mudgaraih-a hammerlike weapon; sanchinna-bhinna-sarvaṅgah-all the limbs wounded; sa-rtvik-sabhyah-with all the priests and members of the sacrificial assembly; bhaya-akulah-with great fear; svayambhuve-unto Lord Brahma; namaskrtya-after offering obeisances; kartsnyena-in detail; etat-the events of Daksa's sacrifice; nyavedayan-reported.