SB 3.1.1
TEXT 1
- 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.