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Text 6
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.