Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.2
SB 3.8.2
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so 'haṁ nṛṇāṁ kṣulla-sukhāya duḥkhaṁ mahad gatānāṁ viramāya tasya pravartaye bhāgavataṁ purāṇaṁ yad āha sākṣād bhagavān ṛṣibhyaḥ
Translation
Let me now begin speaking on the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, which was directly spoken to the great sages by the Personality of Godhead for the benefit of those who are entangled in extreme miseries for the sake of very little pleasure.