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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.4.7
SYNONYMS
katham -- how is it; va -- also; pandaveyasya -- of the descendant of Pandu (Parikshit); rajarsheh -- of the king who was a sage; munina -- with the muni; saha -- with; samvadah -- discussion; samabhut -- took place; tata -- O darling; yatra -- whereupon; esha -- like this; satvati -- transcendental; srutih -- essence of the Vedas.
TRANSLATION
How did it so happen that King Parikshit met this great sage, making it possible for this great transcendental essence of the Vedas [Bhagavatam] to be sung to him?
PURPORT
Srimad-Bhagavatam 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 Suka-samhita, or the Vedic hymn spoken by Sri Sukadeva Gosvami, the great liberated sage.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness