SB 3.12.20
TEXT 20
maitreya uvāca
evam ātmabhuvādiṣṭaḥ
parikramya girāṁ patim
bāḍham ity amum āmantrya
viveśa tapase vanam
SYNONYMS
maitreyaḥ uvāca—Śrī Maitreya said; evam—thus; ātma-bhuvā—by Brahmā; ādiṣṭaḥ—being so requested; parikramya—by circumambulating; girām—of the Vedas; patim—unto the master; bāḍham—that is right; iti—thus; amum—unto Brahmā; āmantrya—thus addressing; viveśa—entered into; tapase—for the matter of penance; vanam—into the forest.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Maitreya said: Thus Rudra, having been ordered by Brahmā, circumambulated his father, the master of the Vedas. Addressing him with words of assent, he entered the forest to perform austere penances.