Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.13

tasyaivam dhyayato dirgham

nasta-rayas tapasvinah

khidyato baspa-kanthasya

nirvedah su-mahan abhut

SYNONYMS

tasya -- of him; evam -- thus; dhyayatah -- thinking; dirgham -- for a long time; nasta-rayah -- his wealth lost; tapasvinah -- experiencing agony; khidyatah -- lamenting; baspa-kanthasya -- his throat choked with tears; nirvedah -- a sense of renunciation; su-mahan -- very great; abhut -- arose.

TRANSLATION

Having lost all his wealth, he felt great pain and lamentation. His throat choked up with tears, and he meditated for a long time on his fortune. Then a powerful feeling of renunciation came over him.

PURPORT

The brahmana had previously been trained in pious life, but his past goodness was covered by his offensive behavior. Finally, his previous purity was reawakened within him.

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