Of a humble disposition, of restricted diet, devoted to the Brahmanas, well-read in ihe Vedas, and observant of Brahmacharya vows, that Brahmana had been a dear friend of Gautama and belonged to that part of the country from which Gautama had come.
विनीतो नियताहारो ब्रह्मण्यो वेदपारगः॥ स ब्रह्मचारी तद्देश्यः सखा तस्यैव सुप्रियः।