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श्री शुक उवाच
एवमेतत्पुरा पृष्टो मैत्रेयो भगवान्किल ।
क्षत्त्रा वनं प्रविष्टेन त्यक्त्वा स्वगृहमृद्धिमत् ॥ १ ॥

sri suka uvaca

evam-etat pura prsto

maitreyo bhagavan kila

ksattra vanam pravistena

tyaktva sva-grham rddhimat

sri sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam-thus; etat-this; pura-formerly; prstah-being asked; maitreyah-the great sage Maitreya; bhagavan-His Grace; kila-certainly; ksattra-by Vidura; vanam-forest; pravistena-entering; tyaktva-renouncing; sva-grham-own house; rddhimat-prosperous.