Thus spoken to by that well-meaning friend of his, O king, Gautama answered him in great distress of heart, saying,-O foremost of twiceborn ones, I am poor. I have no knowledge of the Vedas. Know, O best of Brahmanas, that I have taken up my quarters here for the sake of money only.
निर्धनोऽस्मि द्विजश्रेष्ठ नापि वेदविदप्यहम्। वित्तार्थमिह सम्प्राप्तं विद्धि मां द्विजसत्तम॥