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.

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.