maitreyah uvaca-the great saint Maitreya continued to speak; iti-thus; anukrosa-hrdayah-very kindhearted; bhagavan-the lord; aha-said; tan-unto the Pracetas; sivah-Lord Siva; baddha-anjalin-who were standing with folded hands; raja-putran-the sons of the King; narayana-parah-Lord Siva, the great devotee of Narayana; vacah-words.