क्षत्तु: कौशारवेस्तस्य संवादोऽध्यात्मसंश्रित: । यद्वा स भगवांस्तस्मै पृष्टस्तत्त्वमुवाच ह ॥ ४९ ॥ ब्रूहि नस्तदिदं सौम्य विदुरस्य विचेष्टितम् । बन्धुत्यागनिमित्तं च यथैवागतवान् पुन: ॥ ५० ॥
ksattuh kausaraves tasya samvado ’dhyatma-samsritah yad va sa bhagavams tasmai prstas tattvam uvaca ha bruhi nas tad idam saumya vidurasya vicestitam bandhu-tyaga-nimittam ca yathaivagatavan punah
- ksattuh
- of Vidura
- kausaraveh
- as that of Maitreya
- tasya
- their
- samvadah
- news
- adhyatma
- in the matter of transcendental knowledge
- samsritah
- full of
- yat
- which
- va
- anything else
- sah
- he
- bhagavan
- His Grace
- tasmai
- unto him
- prstah
- inquired
- tattvam
- the truth
- uvaca
- answered
- ha
- in the past
- bruhi
- please tell
- nah
- unto us
- tat
- those matters
- idam
- here
- saumya
- O gentle one
- vidurasya
- of Vidura
- vicestitam
- activities
- bandhu-tyaga
- renouncing the friends
- nimittam
- the cause of
- ca
- also
- yatha
- as
- eva
- also
- agatavan
- came back
- punah
- again (at home)
Saunaka Rsi said: Let us know, please, what topics were discussed between Vidura and Maitreya, who talked on transcendental subjects, and what was inquired by Vidura and replied by Maitreya. Also please let us know the reason for Vidura’s giving up the connection of his family members, and why he again came home. Please also let us know the activities of Vidura while he was in the places of pilgrimage.