SB 11.7.25

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 7: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

SB 11.7.24

SB 11.7.26

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 25

avadhūtaṁ dviyaṁ kañcic
carantam akuto-bhayam
kaviṁ nirīkṣya taruṇaṁ
yaduḥ papraccha dharma-vit

SYNONYMS

avadhūtam—the mendicant; dvijam—a brāhmaṇa; kañcit—a certain; carantam—wandering; akutaḥ-bhayam—without fear for any reason; kavim—learned; nirīkṣya—observing; taruṇam—young; yaduḥ—King Yadu; papraccha—inquired; dharma-vit—expert in religious principles.

TRANSLATION

Mahārāja Yadu once observed a certain brāhmaṇa avadhūta, who appeared to be quite young and learned, wandering about fearlessly. Being himself most learned in spiritual science, the King took the opportunity and inquired from him as follows.