श्री शुक उवाच
एवमेतत्पुरा पृष्टो मैत्रेयो भगवान्किल ।
क्षत्त्रा वनं प्रविष्टेन त्यक्त्वा स्वगृहमृद्धिमत् ॥ १ ॥
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.
Sukadeva Gosvami said: After renouncing his prosperous home and entering the forest, King
Vidura, the great devotee, asked this question of His Grace Maitreya
Rsi: