sā hovāca maitreyī -- yenāhaṃ nāmṛtā syāṃ kim ahaṃ tena kuryām | yad eva bhagavān veda tad eva me brūhīti ||
3. And Maitreyî said: 'What should I do with that by which I do not become immortal? What my Lord knoweth (of immortality), tell that to me.'
sā hovāca maitreyī;evamuktā pratyuvāca maitreyī-yadyevaṃ yenāhaṃ nāmṛtā syām, kimahaṃ tena vittena kuryām? yadeva bhagavānkevalamamṛtatvasādhanaṃ veda, tadevāmṛtatvasādhanaṃ me mahyaṃ brūhi || 3 ||
Bṛhad san, ca. B.C. 600, Adhyāya, Brāhmaṇa, verse 2,4.3;
Bṛhad-DSh, 1657, p.;
Bṛhad-Anq-Dup, 1801-02, p.;
Bṛhad-Mül, 1879-84;
Bṛhad-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.;
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