SB 11.7.25 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

अवधूतं द्विजं कञ्चिच्चरन्तमकुतोभयम् ।

कविं निरीक्ष्य तरुणं यदु: पप्रच्छ धर्मवित् ॥ २५ ॥

Verse text

avadhūtaṁ dvijaṁ kañcic

carantam akuto-bhayam

kaviṁ nirīkṣya taruṇaṁ

yaduḥ papraccha dharma-vit

Synonyms

avadhūtam — the mendicant ; dvijam — a brāhmaṇa ; kañcit — a certain ; carantam — wandering ; akutaḥ-bhayam — without fear for any reason ; kavim — learned ; nirīkṣya — observing ; taruṇam — young ; yaduḥ — King Yadu ; papraccha — inquired ; dharma-vit — expert in religious principles.

Translation

Mahārāja Yadu once observed a certain brāhmaṇa avadhūta, who appeared to be quite young and learned, wandering about fearlessly. Being himself most learned in spiritual science, the King took the opportunity and inquired from him as follows.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Mahārāja Yadu once observed a young, learned brāhmaṇa avadhūta, who was wandering about fearlessly. Being himself most learned in dharma, the King inquired from him as follows.