so 'ham nrnam ksulla-sukhaya duhkham
mahadgatanam viramaya tasya
pravartaye bhagavatam puranam
yad aha saksad bhagavan rsibhyah
sah-that; aham-I; nrnam-of the human being; ksulla-very little; sukhaya-for happiness; duhkham-distress; mahat-great; gatanam-entered into; viramaya-for mitigation; tasya-his; pravartaye-shall begin; bhagavatam-Srimad-Bhagavatam; puranam-Vedic supplement; yat-which; aha-said; saksat-directly; bhagavan-the Personality of Godhead; rsibhyah-unto the sages.