मैत्रेय उवाच
एवं स भगवान्वैन्यः ख्यापितो गुणकर्मभिः ।
छन्दयामास तान्कामैः प्रतिपूज्याभिनन्द्य च ॥ १ ॥
maitreyah uvaca-the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; evam-thus; sah-he; bhagavan-the Personality of Godhead; vainyah-in the form of the son of King Vena; khyapitah-being glorified; guna-karmabhih-by qualities and factual activities; chandayam asa-pacified; tan-those reciters; kamaih-by various presentations; pratipujya-offering all respects; abhinandya-offering prayers; ca-also.
The great sage Maitreya continued: In this way the reciters who were glorifying Maharaja Prthu readily described his qualities and chivalrous activities. At the end, Maharaja Prthu offered them various presentations with all due respect and worshiped them adequately.