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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.47

ఏవం స నిర్విణ్ణమనా నృపో గృహా- న్నిశీథ ఉత్థాయ మహోదయోదయాత్ । అలబ్ధనిద్రోఽనుపలక్షితో నృభి- ర్హిత్వా గతో వేనసువం ప్రసుప్తామ్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥
evaṁ sa nirviṇṇa-manā nṛpo gṛhān
[evam sa nirvinna-manaa nripo grihaan]
niśītha utthāya mahodayodayāt
[nisheetha utthaaya mahodayodayaat]
alabdha-nidro ’nupalakṣito nṛbhir
[alabdha-nidro ’nupalakshito nribhir]
hitvā gato vena-suvaṁ prasuptām
[hitvaa gato vena-suvam prasuptaam]
evam — thus saḥ — he nirviṇṇa-manāḥ — being indifferent in mind nṛpaḥ — King Aṅga gṛhāt — from home niśīthe — in the dead of night utthāya — getting up mahā-udaya-udayāt — opulent by the blessings of great souls alabdha-nidraḥ — being without sleep anupalakṣitaḥ — without being seen nṛbhiḥ — by people in general hitvā — giving up gataḥ — went off vena-suvam — the mother of Vena prasuptām — sleeping deeply.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ sa nirviṇṇa-manā nṛpo gṛhān
evam
thus
saḥ
he
nirviṇṇa-manāḥ
being indifferent in mind
nṛpaḥ
King Aṅga
gṛhāt
from home
niśītha utthāya mahodayodayāt
niśīthe
in the dead of night
utthāya
getting up
mahā-udaya-udayāt
opulent by the blessings of great souls
alabdha-nidro ’nupalakṣito nṛbhir
alabdha-nidraḥ
being without sleep
anupalakṣitaḥ
without being seen
nṛbhiḥ
by people in general
hitvā gato vena-suvaṁ prasuptām
hitvā
giving up
gataḥ
went off
vena-suvam
the mother of Vena
prasuptām
sleeping deeply.
Thinking like that, King Aṅga could not sleep at night. He became completely indifferent to household life. Once, therefore, in the dead of night, he got up from bed and left Vena’s mother [his wife], who was sleeping deeply. He gave up all attraction for his greatly opulent kingdom, and, unseen by anyone, he very silently gave up his home and opulence and proceeded towards the forest.

In this verse the word mahodayodayāt indicates that by the blessings of a great soul one becomes materially opulent, but when one gives up attachment to material wealth, that should be considered an even greater blessing from the great souls. It was not a very easy task for the King to give up his opulent kingdom and young, faithful wife, but it was certainly a great blessing of the Supreme Personality of Godhead that he could give up the attachment and go out to the forest without being seen by anyone. There are many instances of great souls leaving home in this way in the dead of night, giving up attachment for home, wife and money.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In the night, filled with disgust, the sleepless King got up, unseen by others, and giving up his sleeping wife, left the house full of great wealth. Mahodayodayāt gṛhāt means “from the house manifesting great wealth.” Vena-suvam means the mother of Vena, Sunīthā. When she was deeply sleeping, he changed his clothes and left.
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