मैत्रेय उवाच
क्षमाप्यैवं स मीढ्वांसं ब्रह्मणा चानुमन्त्रितः ।
कर्म सन्तानयामास सोपाध्यायर्त्विगादिभिः ॥ १६ ॥
ksamapyaivam sa midhvamsam
maitreyah-the sage Maitreya; uvaca-said; ksama-forgiveness; apya-receiving; evam-thus; sah-King Daksa; midhvamsam-unto Lord Siva; brahmana-along with Lord Brahma; ca-also; anumantritah-being permitted; karma-the sacrifice; santanayamasa-began again; sa-along with; upadhyaya-learned sages; rtvik-the priests; adibhih-and others.
The great sage Maitreya said: Thus being pardoned by Lord
Siva, King
Daksa, with the permission of Lord
Brahma, again began the performance of the
yajna, along with the great learned sages, the priests and others.