Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.4.9
SB 3.4.9
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tasmin mahā-bhāgavato dvaipāyana-suhṛt-sakhā lokān anucaran siddha āsasāda yadṛcchayā
Translation
At that time, after traveling in many parts of the world, Maitreya, a great devotee of the Lord and a friend and well-wisher of the great sage Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Vyāsa, reached that spot out of his own perfect accord.