Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.23.31

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

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.

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