SB 4.9.18

maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; atha — then; abhiṣṭutaḥ — being worshiped; evam — thus; vai — certainly; sat-saṅkalpena — by Dhruva Mahārāja, who had only good desires in his heart; dhī-matā — because he was very intelligent; bhṛtya-anuraktaḥ — very favorably disposed towards devotees; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pratinandya — having congratulated him; idam — this; abravīt — said.