# SB 9.6.10 ## Text > sa tu vipreṇa saṁvādaṁ > jñāpakena samācaran > tyaktvā kalevaraṁ yogī > sa tenāvāpa yat param ## Synonyms *saḥ*—Mahārāja Ikṣvāku; *tu*—indeed; *vipreṇa*—with the *brāhmaṇa* (Vasiṣṭha); *saṁvādam*—discussion; *jñāpakena*—with the informer; *samācaran*—doing accordingly; *tyaktvā*—giving up; *kalevaram*—this body; *yogī*—being a *bhakti-yogī* in the order of renunciation; *saḥ*—the King; *tena*—by such instruction; *avāpa*—achieved; *yat*—that position which; *param*—supreme. ## Translation **Having been instructed by the great and learned brāhmaṇa Vasiṣṭha, who discoursed about the Absolute Truth, Mahārāja Ikṣvāku became renounced. By following the principles for a yogī, he certainly achieved the supreme perfection after giving up his material body.**