idam-this; bhagavatam-Srimad-Bhagavatam; nama-of the name; puranam-Vedic supplimentary; brahma-sammitam-approved as the essence of the Vedas; adhitavan-studied; dvaparadau-at the end of the Dvapara-yuga; pituh-from my father; dvaipayanat-Dvaipayana Vyasadeva; aham-myself.