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मैत्रेय उवाच
अथादीक्षत राजा तु हयमेधशतेन सः ।
ब्रह्मावर्ते मनोः क्षेत्रे यत्र प्राची सरस्वती ॥ १ ॥

maitreya uvaca

athadiksata raja tu

haya-medha-satena sah

brahmavarte manoh ksetre

yatra praci sarasvati

maitreyah uvaca-the sage Maitreya said; atha-thereafter; adiksata-took initiation; raja-the King; tu-then; haya-horse; medha-sacrifices; satena-to perform one hundred; sah-he; brahmavarte-known as Brahmavarta; manoh-of Svayambhuva Manu; ksetre-in the land; yatra-where; praci-eastern; sarasvati-the river named Sarasvati.