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TEXT 7
katham va pandaveyasya
rajarser munina saha
samvadah samabhut tata
yatraisa satvati srutih
SYNONYMS
kathamhow is it; vaalso; pandaveyasyaof the descendant of Pandu (Pariksit); rajarsehof the king who was a sage; muninawith the muni; sahawith; samvadahdiscussion; samabhuttook place; tataO darling; yatrawhereupon; esalike this; satvatitranscendental; srutihessence of the Vedas.
TRANSLATION
How did it so happen that King Pariksit 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.
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