evam bruvanam purusartha-bhajanam
janardanam pranjalayah pracetasah
tad-darsana-dhvasta-tamo-rajo-mala
giragrnan gadgadaya suhrt-tamam
maitreyah uvaca-Maitreya said; evam-thus; bruvanam-speaking; purusa-artha-of the ultimate goal of life; bhajanam-the bestower; janardanam-who takes away all the disadvantages of the devotee; pranjalayah-with folded hands; pracetasah-the Praceta brothers; tat-Him; darsana-by seeing; dhvasta-dissipated; tamah-of darkness; rajah-of passion; malah-whose contamination; gira-with a voice; agrnan-offered prayers; gadgadaya-faltering; suhrt-tamam-unto the greatest of all friends.