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मैत्रेय उवाच
निशम्य गदतामेवम् ऋषीणां धनुषि ध्रुवः ।
सन्दधे ऽस्त्रमुपस्पृश्य यन्नारायणनिर्मितम् ॥ १ ॥

maitreya uvaca

nisamya gadatam evam

rsinam dhanusi dhruvah

sandadhe 'stram upasprsya

yan narayana-nirmitam

maitreyah uvaca-the sage Maitreya continued to speak; nisamya-having heard; gadatam-the words; evam-thus; rsinam-of the sages; dhanusi-upon his bow; dhruvah-Dhruva Maharaja; sandadhe-fixed; astram-an arrow; upasprsya-after touching water; yat-that which; narayana-by Narayana; nirmitam-was made.