SB 11.23.31 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

श्रीभगवानुवाच इत्यभिप्रेत्य मनसा ह्यावन्त्यो द्विजसत्तम: । उन्मुच्य हृदयग्रन्थीन् शान्तो भिक्षुरभून्मुनि: ॥ ३१ ॥

Verse text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca ity abhipretya manasā hy āvantyo dvija-sattamaḥ unmucya hṛdaya-granthīn śānto bhikṣur abhūn muniḥ

Synonyms

śrī — bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said ; iti — thus ; abhipretya — concluding ; manasā — within his mind ; hi — indeed ; āvantyaḥ — of the district of Avantī ; dvija — sat — tamaḥ — now the most pious brāhmaṇa ; unmucya — untying ; hṛdaya — in his heart ; granthīn — the knots (of desire) ; śāntaḥ — peaceful ; bhikṣuḥ — a mendicant sannyāsī ; abhūt — he became ; muniḥ — silent .

Translation

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa continued: His mind thus determined, that most excellent Avantī brāhmaṇa was able to untie the knots of desire within his heart. He then assumed the role of a peaceful and silent sannyāsī mendicant.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The Lord said: His mind thus determined, that most excellent Avantī brāhmaṇa was able to untie the knots of self-interest caused by ahaṅkāra. He then assumed the role of a peaceful and silent sannyāsī mendicant. Hṛdaya-granthīn means self-interest caused by ahaṅkāra.