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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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कथं वा पाण्डवेयस्य राजर्षेर्मुनिना सह संवादः समभूत्तात यत्रैषा सात्वती श्रुतिः
kathaṁ vā pāṇḍaveyasya rājarṣer muninā saha saṁvādaḥ samabhūt tāta yatraiṣā sātvatī śrutiḥ
WORD BY WORD
katham how is it; vā also; pāṇḍaveyasya of the descendant of Pāṇḍu (Parīkṣit); rājarṣeḥ of the king who was a sage; muninā with the muni; saha with; saṁvādaḥ discussion; samabhūt took place; tāta O darling; yatra whereupon; eṣā like this; sātvatī transcendental; śrutiḥ essence of the Vedas;
TRANSLATION
| 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?
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PURPORT
| 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.
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