श्रीशुक उवाच कृष्णस्यासीत् सखा कश्चिद् ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मवित्तम: । विरक्त इन्द्रियार्थेषु प्रशान्तात्मा जितेन्द्रिय: ॥ ६ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca kṛṣṇasyāsīt sakhā kaścid brāhmaṇo brahma-vittamaḥ virakta indriyārtheṣu praśāntātmā jitendriyaḥ
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- kṛṣṇasya
- of Lord Kṛṣṇa
- āsīt
- there was
- sakhā
- friend (named Sudāmā)
- kaścit
- a certain
- brāhmaṇaḥ
- brāhmaṇa
- brahma
- in the Vedas
- vit-tamaḥ
- most learned
- viraktaḥ
- detached
- indriya-artheṣu
- from the objects of sense enjoyment
- praśānta
- peaceful
- ātmā
- whose mind
- jita
- conquered
- indriyaḥ
- whose senses
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Lord Kṛṣṇa had a certain brāhmaṇa friend [named Sudāmā] who was most learned in Vedic knowledge and detached from all sense enjoyment. Furthermore, his mind was peaceful and his senses subdued.