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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.1
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- śrī-śuka uvāca
- evam etat purā pṛṣṭo
- maitreyo bhagavān kila
- kṣattrā vanaṁ praviṣṭena
- tyaktvā sva-gṛham ṛddhimat
śrīŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said-śukaḥŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evamthus — thus; etatthis — this; purāformerly — formerly; pṛṣṭaḥbeing asked — being asked; maitreyaḥthe great sage Maitreya — the great sage Maitreya; bhagavānHis Grace — His Grace; kilacertainly — certainly; kṣattrāby Vidura — by Vidura; vanamforest — forest; praviṣṭenaentering — entering; tyaktvārenouncing — renouncing; svaown house-gṛhamown house — own house; ṛddhimatprosperous — prosperous.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After renouncing his prosperous home and entering the forest, King Vidura, the great devotee, asked this question of His Grace Maitreya Ṛṣi.