SB 11.23.31

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eleventh Canto - Chapter 23: The Song of the Avantī Brāhmaṇa

SB 11.23.30 - SB 11.23.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 31

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

ity abhipretya manasā

hy āvantyo dvija-sattamaḥ

unmucya hṛdaya-granthīn

śānto bhikṣur abhūn muniḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Lord said; iti—thus; abhipretya—concluding; manasā—within his mind; hi—indeed; āvantyaḥ—of the district of Avantī; dvija-sat-tamaḥ—now the most pious brāhmaṇa; unmucya—untying; hṛdaya—in his heart; granthīn—the knots (of desire); śāntaḥ—peaceful; bhikṣuḥ—a mendicant sannyāsī; abhūt—he became; muniḥ—silent.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa continued: His mind thus determined, that most excellent Avantī brāhmaṇa was able to untie the knots of desire within his heart. He then assumed the role of a peaceful and silent sannyāsī mendicant.

SB 11.23.30 - SB 11.23.32