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SB 3.1.1
श्री शुक उवाच एवमेतत्पुरा पृष्टो मैत्रेयो भगवान्किल क्षत्त्रा वनं प्रविष्टेन त्यक्त्वा स्वगृहमृद्धिमत्
śrī śuka uvāca evam-etat purā pṛṣṭo maitreyo bhagavān kila kṣattrā vanaṁ praviṣṭena tyaktvā sva-gṛham ṛddhimat
Synonyms
śrī śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam—thus; etat—this; purā—formerly; pṛṣṭaḥ—being asked; maitreyaḥ—the great sage Maitreya; bhagavān—His Grace; kila—certainly; kṣattrā—by Vidura; vanam—forest; praviṣṭena—entering; tyaktvā—renouncing; sva-gṛham—own house; ṛddhimat—prosperous..
Translation
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:
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