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मैत्रेय उवाच
इत्युदाहृतमाकर्ण्य भगवान्नारदस्तदा ।
प्रीतः प्रत्याह तं बालं सद्वाक्यमनुकम्पया ॥ ३९ ॥

maitreya uvaca

ity udahrtam akarnya

bhagavan naradas tada

pritah pratyaha tam balam

sad-vakyam anukampaya

maitreyah uvaca-the sage Maitreya continued; iti-thus; udahrtam-being spoken; akarnya-hearing; bhagavan naradah-the great personality Narada; tada-thereupon; pritah-being pleased; pratyaha-replied; tam-him; balam-the boy; sat-vakyam-good advice; anukampaya-being compassionate.