# SB 4.7.1 > मैत्रेय उवाच > इत्यजेनानुनीतेन भवेन परितुष्यता । > अभ्यधायि महाबाहो प्रहस्य श्रूयतामिति ॥१॥ ## Text > maitreya uvāca > ity ajenānunītena > bhavena parituṣyatā > abhyadhāyi mahā-bāho > prahasya śrūyatām iti ## Synonyms *maitreyaḥ*—Maitreya; *uvāca*—said; *iti*—thus; *ajena*—by Lord Brahmā; *anunītena*—pacified; *bhavena*—by Lord Śiva; *parituṣyatā*—fully satisfied; *abhyadhāyi*—said; *mahā*-*bāho*—O Vidura; *prahasya*—smiling; *śrūyatām*—listen; *iti*—thus. ## Translation **The sage Maitreya said: O mighty-armed Vidura, Lord Śiva, being thus pacified by the words of Lord Brahmā, spoke as follows in answer to Lord Brahmā's request.**