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SB 11.23.31

Devanāgarī

श्रीभगवानुवाच इत्यभिप्रेत्य मनसा ह्यावन्त्यो द्विजसत्तम: । उन्मुच्य हृदयग्रन्थीन् शान्तो भिक्षुरभून्मुनि: ॥ ३१ ॥

Text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca ity abhipretya manasā hy āvantyo dvija-sattamaḥ unmucya hṛdaya-granthīn śānto bhikṣur abhūn muniḥ

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavānuvāca—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 piousbrāhmaṇa;unmucya—untying;hṛdaya—in his heart;granthīn—the knots (of desire);śāntaḥ—peaceful;bhikṣuḥ—a mendicantsannyāsī;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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