SB 3.1.1
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca
evam etat purā pṛṣṭo
maitreyo bhagavān kila
kṣattrā vanaṁ praviṣṭena
tyaktvā sva-gṛham ṛddhimat
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.