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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.7
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 7
- kathaṁ vā pāṇḍaveyasya
- rājarṣer muninā saha
- saṁvādaḥ samabhūt tāta
- yatraiṣā sātvatī śrutiḥ
kathamhow is it — how is it; vāalso — also; pāṇḍaveyasyaof the descendant of Pāṇḍu (Parīkṣit) — of the descendant of Pāṇḍu (Parīkṣit); rājarṣeḥof the king who was a sage — of the king who was a sage; munināwith the muni — with the muni; sahawith — with; saṁvādaḥdiscussion — discussion; samabhūttook place — took place; tātaO darling — O darling; yatrawhereupon — whereupon; eṣālike this — like this; sātvatītranscendental — transcendental; śrutiḥessence of the Vedas — essence of the Vedas.
How did it so happen that King Parīkṣit met this great sage, making it possible for this great transcendental essence of the Vedas [Bhāgavatam] to be sung to him?
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is stated here as the essence of the Vedas. It is not an imaginary story as it is sometimes considered by unauthorized men. It is also called Śuka-saṁhitā, or the Vedic hymn spoken by Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the great liberated sage.