TEXT 3
asinam urvyam bhagavantam adyam
sankarsanam devam akuntha-sattvam
vivitsavas tattvam atah parasya
kumara-mukhya munayo nvaprcchan
SYNONYMS
asinamseated; urvyamin the bottom of the universe; bhagavantamunto the Lord; adyamthe original; sankarsanamSankarsana; devamthe Personality of Godhead; akuntha-sattvamundeterred knowledge; vivitsavahbeing inquisitive to know; tattvam atahtruth like this; parasyaregarding the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kumarathe boy-saint; mukhyahheaded by; munayahgreat sages; anvaprcchaninquired like this.
TRANSLATION
Some time ago, being inquisitive to know, Sanat-kumara, the chief of the boy-saints, accompanied by other great sages, inquired exactly like you about the truths regarding Vasudeva, the Supreme, from Lord Sankarsana, who is seated at the bottom of the universe.
PURPORT
This is in clarification of the statement that the Lord spoke directly on the Srimad-Bhagavatam. When and unto whom the Bhagavatam was spoken is explained herewith. Questions similar to those put forward by Vidura were asked by great sages like Sanat-kumara, and Lord Sankarsana, the plenary expansion of the Supreme Lord Vasudeva, answered them.

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