Bhagavatapurana 11.23.58

11.23.58

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nirvidya naṣṭa-draviṇe gata-klamaḥ pravrajya gāṃ paryaṭamāna ittham /
nirākṛto 'sadbhir api sva-dharmād akampito 'mūṃ munir āha gāthām //

59. The Lord said:— On the loss of his wealth he felt renunciation, got over his despondency, became an ascetic, wandered over the earth: though thus ill-treated by the wicked, still unshaken from his righteous course, the sage gave expression to the song.