Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 23: The History of Kāmāśrama
Text 1.23.8
कस्यायमाश्रमः पुण्यः को न्वस्मिन्वसते पुमान्।
भगवञ्श्रोतुमिच्छावः परं कौतूहलं हि नौ॥
kasyāyam āśramaḥ puṇyaḥ ko nv asmin vasate pumān
bhagavañ śrotum icchāvaḥ paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi nau
kasya = whose is; ayam = that; āśramaḥ = āśrama; puṇyaḥ = pious; kaḥ nu = who; asmin = there; vasate pumān = resides; bhagavan = O Lord; śrotum = to hear; icchāvaḥ = we are eager; param = greatly; kautūhalam hi = curious; nau = [for] We are.
Whose is that pious āśrama? Who resides there? O Lord, We are eager to hear, for We are greatly curious.