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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.1
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- śrī-śuka uvāca
- niśamya kauṣāraviṇopavarṇitāṁ
- hareḥ kathāṁ kāraṇa-sūkarātmanaḥ
- punaḥ sa papraccha tam udyatāñjalir
- na cātitṛpto viduro dhṛta-vrataḥ
śrīŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said-śukaḥŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; niśamyaafter hearing — after hearing; kauṣāraviṇāby the sage Maitreya — by the sage Maitreya; upavarṇitāmdescribed — described; hareḥof the Personality of Godhead — of the Personality of Godhead; kathāmnarrations — narrations; kāraṇafor the reason of lifting the earth — for the reason of lifting the earth; sūkaraof the boar incarnation-ātmanaḥof the boar incarnation — of the boar incarnation; punaḥagain — again; saḥhe — he; papracchainquired — inquired; tamfrom him (Maitreya) — from him (Maitreya); udyatawith folded hands-añjaliḥwith folded hands — with folded hands; nanever — never; caalso — also; ativery much satisfied-tṛptaḥvery much satisfied — very much satisfied; viduraḥVidura — Vidura; dhṛtataken to a vow-vrataḥtaken to a vow — taken to a vow.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After hearing from the great sage Maitreya about the Lord's incarnation as Varāha, Vidura, who had taken a vow, begged him with folded hands to please narrate further transcendental activities of the Lord, since he [Vidura] did not yet feel satisfied.