Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 13

Sanskrit:

तस्यैवं ध्यायतो दीर्घं नष्टरायस्तपस्विन: ।खिद्यतो बाष्पकण्ठस्य निर्वेद: सुमहानभूत् ॥ १३ ॥

ITRANS:

tasyaivaṁ dhyāyato dīrghaṁnaṣṭa-rāyas tapasvinaḥkhidyato bāṣpa-kaṇṭhasyanirvedaḥ su-mahān abhūt

Translation:

Having lost all his wealth, he felt great pain and lamentation. His throat choked up with tears, and he meditated for a long time on his fortune. Then a powerful feeling of renunciation came over him.

Purport:

The brāhmaṇa had previously been trained in pious life, but his past goodness was covered by his offensive behavior. Finally, his previous purity was reawakened within him.