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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 2, Ch. 10]
TEXTS 49-50
क्षत्रुः कौशारवेस्तस्य संवादोऽध्यात्मसंश्रितः । 
  यद्वा स भगवांस्तस्मै पृष्टस्तत्त्वमुवाच ह ॥४९॥ 
  ब्रूहि नस्तदिदं सौम्य विदुरस्य विचेष्टितम् । 
  वन्धुत्यागनिमित्तं च यथैवागतवान् पुनः ॥५०॥
kṣattuḥ kauśāraves tasya 
  saṁvādo 'dhyātma-saṁśritaḥ 
  yad vā sa bhagavāṁs tasmai 
  pṛṣṭas tattvam uvāca ha 
  brūhi nas tad idaṁ saumya 
  vidurasya viceṣṭitam 
  bandhu-tyāga-nimittaṁ ca 
  yathaivāgatavān punaḥ
kṣattuḥ—of Vidura; kauśāraveḥ—as that of Maitreya; tasya—their; saṁvādaḥ—news; adhyātma—in the matter of transcendental knowledge; saṁśritaḥ—full of; yat—which; vā—anything else; saḥ—he; bhagavān—his grace; tasmai—unto him; pṛṣṭaḥ—inquired; tattvam—the truth; uvāca—answered; ha—in the past; brūhi—please tell; naḥ—unto us; tat—those matters; idam—here; saumya—● gentle one; vidurasya—of Vidura; viceṣṭitam—activities; bandhu-tyāga—renouncing the friends; nimittam—cause of; ca—also; yathā—as; eva—also; āgatavān—came back; punaḥ—again (at home).
TRANSLATION
Śaunaka Rṣi 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 what was the reason for Vidura's giving up the connection of family members, and why he again came home, and please also let us know the activities of Vidura while he was in the places of pilgrimage.
PURPORT
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī was narrating the topics of creation and destruction of the material world, but it appears that the rṣis headed by Śaunaka were more inclined to hear of transcendental subjects which are on a higher