maitreyah uvaca-the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; iti-thus; bruvanam-while speaking; nr-patim-the King; pitr-the denizens of Pitrloka; deva-the demigods; dvijatayah-and the twice-born (the brahmanas and the Vaisnavas); tustuvuh-satisfied; hrsta-manasah-greatly pacified in mind; sadhu-vadena-by expressing congratulations; sadhavah-all the saintly persons present.