अवधूतं द्विजं कञ्चिच्चरन्तमकुतोभयम् । कविं निरीक्ष्य तरुणं यदु: पप्रच्छ धर्मवित् ॥ २५ ॥
avadhūtaṁ dvijaṁ kañcic carantam akuto-bhayam kaviṁ nirīkṣya taruṇaṁ yaduḥ papraccha dharma-vit
- 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
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.